Re: [MacPerl] time functions with MacPerl 5.1.3.r2

["Paul J. Schinder" <schinder@pjstoaster.pg.md.us>]

David Beck <dfbeck@sandia.gov> writes:
}I have read the several recent postings about the time formatting functions
}in timelocal.pl (warned not to use!) and Time::Local. However, I can't even
}do something as simple as getting the current system time, forget
}formatting. Example:
}
} currtime = time();
}
}When I try to use this statement I end up with an MacPerl error of:
}
}# Can't modify constant item in scalar assignment, near ");"
}File '<AppleEvent>'; Line 3
}# Execution of <AppleEvent> aborted due to compilation errors.

Fix the syntax:

$currtime = time;
print "$currtime\n";

Perl isn't C.  You need the $ sign in front of a scalar variable.


}
}Any suggestions?
}
}Dave Beck
}
}

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Paul J. Schinder
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Code 693, Greenbelt, MD 20771
schinder@pjstoaster.pg.md.us



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