> 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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