RE: simple perl question

[Jeff Schreiber <schreiber@process.com>]

dave oswald <david.oswald@citicorp.com> writes:
>
> Normally I would consult with my reference books but am not able to 
> get to them. 

    Or you could just try it! :)

>I thought maybe something like:
>
>$CurrentTime=exec`date "+%D %T"`;
>print $CurrentTime;
>

    % perl -e '$CurrentTime = `date "+%D %T"`; print $CurrentTime'
    07/17/98 22:10:42


                                -Jeff


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