Re: [MacPerl] Strange time output

[schinder@pobox.com]

On Tue, Jan 11, 2000 at 07:18:02PM +0100, Martin D. wrote:
} #! perl -w
} 
} ($day, $month, $year) = (localtime) [3,4,5];
} $timestamp = sprintf("%02d-%02d-%02d\n", $year, $month+1, $day);
} 
} print "$timestamp";
} 
} this produces:
} 100-01-11
} 
} Shouldn't it produce:
} 00-01-11

No it shouldn't.  It's behaving exactly as documented.  Read the
documentation for localtime.

} 
} Can anyone tell me why this happens? $year is formatted to be two digits I
} can't see how I suddenly get three... and 100 at that.

You need to read the documentation for sprintf from the C library as
well.  The precision is a *minimum*, not an absolute.

} 
} thanks,
} /Martin
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