> Hey Jame!  
  >> the localtime function itself returns it as a zero based integer  
  > You're right.  I never noticed that before.  Everything I have ever used  
  > relating to dating has months numbered from 1 to 12.  
    
    I first noticed it because I found I had to take it into account when I  
  rewrote a shell script using Date information as a Perl script.   One of the  
  many things that emphasized that reading the Man pages is a good thing...  
    
    
  >  Mind you I haven't used Perl all that much and when I have it  
  > looked more like a shell script.  Live and learn eh?  
    
    Indeed!  
    
    
  > ....  According to the DateTime module;  
  > $month  = $dt->month;          # 1-12  
  > so it appears that the posix modules in Perl follow the 1 based index  
  > which explains why I was under the impression it was a universal  
  > standard given that the DateTime module uses 'time' which is a Perl  
  > posix function (number of seconds since the epoch) and resembles  
  > coreutils' date which is what I am most familiar with.  
    
      So you're mostly coming from the shell scripting side of things?  
    
    
    
  Jame  
    
    
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