Re: Convert date

If you just need to convert the date without any validation, why not do

my $date = '20080501';
$date =~ s/^(\d{4})(\d{2})(\d{2})$/$1-$2-$3/;
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Re^2: Convert date by Anonymous Monk on Jul 15, 2009 at 09:29 UTC
Why does the line print Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) How to avoid it	[reply]
Re^3: Convert date by Corion (Patriarch) on Jul 15, 2009 at 09:39 UTC
The following code does not print any warning for me: `>perl -wle "my $date='20080501'; $date =~ s/^(\d{4})(\d{2})(\d{2})$/$1 +-$2-$3/;print $date" 2008-05-01` [download] So the problem must be with your other code and/or how you're using it. My guess is that `$date` in your case is not defined. Print out `$date` before trying a substitution on it: `print "I think \$date is [$date]\n";` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]