Time::Format version 1.08 ========================= Time::Format provides a very easy way to format dates and times. The formatting functions are tied to hash variables, so they can be used inside strings as well as in ordinary expressions. The formatting codes used are meant to be easy to remember, use, and read. They follow a simple, consistent pattern. If I've done my job right, once you learn the codes, you should never have to refer to the documentation again. A quick-reference page is included, just in case. ;-) Time::Format can also format DateTime objects, and strings created with Date::Manip. Also provided is a tied-hash interface to POSIX::strftime and Date::Manip::UnixDate. If the I18N::Langinfo module is available, Time::Format provides weekday and month names in a language appropriate for your locale. A companion module, Time::Format_XS, is also available; if it is installed, Time::Format will detect and use it, which will result in a significant speed improvement. EXAMPLES $time{'Weekday Month d, yyyy'} Thursday June 5, 2003 $time{'Day Mon d, yyyy'} Thu Jun 5, 2003 $time{'DAY MON d, yyyy'} THU JUN 5, 2003 $time{'dd/mm/yyyy'} 05/06/2003 $time{yymmdd} 030605 $time{'yymmdd',time-86400} 030604 $time{'H:mm:ss am'} 1:02:14 pm $time{'hh:mm:ss.uuuuuu'} 13:02:14.171447 $time{'yyyy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss.mmm'} 2003/06/05 13:02:14.171 $strftime{'%A %B %d, %Y'} Thursday June 05, 2003 $strftime{'%A %B %d, %Y',time+86400} Friday June 06, 2003 $manip{'%m/%d/%Y'} 06/05/2003 $manip{'%m/%d/%Y','yesterday'} 06/04/2003 $manip{'%m/%d/%Y','first monday in November 2000'} 11/06/2000 There are also corresponding functions for each of these hashes, which you can use if you prefer (or need) a function-based interface. INSTALLATION To install this module, issue the following commands: perl Build.PL perl Build perl Build test perl Build install If you do not have Module::Build, use the old-style commands: perl Makefile.PL make make test make install If you are running under Windows, you will need to use 'nmake' instead of 'make'. DEPENDENCIES This module can use these other modules and libraries: Time::Local I18N::Langinfo (optional) POSIX (optional) Time::HiRes (optional) Date::Manip (optional) Time::Format_XS (optional) Test::More (used by the test suite only) Module::Signature (optional) (used by test suite only) COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE Eric J. Roode, roode @ cpan . org Copyright (c) 2003-2008 by Eric J. Roode. All Rights Reserved. This module is free software; See the copyright notice in the module source code for full details. To avoid my spam filter, please include "Perl", "module", or this module's name in the message's subject line, and/or GPG-sign your message.