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Dear all:

The following code is like this:
# the sendmail binary.
$sendmail = "/usr/lib/sendmail";


# base of your httpd installation.
$basedir = '/www';
# log file
$logfile = "$basedir/etc/logs/$progname.log";


# today
$date = `date`;
print " $logfile $date";


suppose the output to the screen is :

/www/etc/logs/progra.log date

however the outpur is /www/etc/logs/progra.log Wed Aug 3 17:29:06
MDT 2005


that means the $date is current date but not a string , right? $date is
kind of reserved variable?
Thanks for any comments

"yezi" <> wrote:

> Dear all:
>
> The following code is like this:
> # the sendmail binary.
> $sendmail = "/usr/lib/sendmail";
>
>
> # base of your httpd installation.
> $basedir = '/www';
> # log file
> $logfile = "$basedir/etc/logs/$progname.log";
>
>
> # today
> $date = `date`;
> print " $logfile $date";
>
>
> suppose the output to the screen is :
>
> /www/etc/logs/progra.log date
>
> however the outpur is /www/etc/logs/progra.log Wed Aug 3 17:29:06
> MDT 2005
>
>
> that means the $date is current date but not a string , right?

wrong

> $date is
> kind of reserved variable?

no

It gets its value from `date`. Look up what back ticks do in Perl.

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It means the date is some function and get the information of date and
send the value to $date, right?
$date = `date`, so even the date is quoted,but is not a string.
right?


John Bokma wrote:
> "yezi" <> wrote:
>
> > Dear all:
> >
> > The following code is like this:
> > # the sendmail binary.
> > $sendmail = "/usr/lib/sendmail";
> >
> >
> > # base of your httpd installation.
> > $basedir = '/www';
> > # log file
> > $logfile = "$basedir/etc/logs/$progname.log";
> >
> >
> > # today
> > $date = `date`;
> > print " $logfile $date";
> >
> >
> > suppose the output to the screen is :
> >
> > /www/etc/logs/progra.log date
> >
> > however the outpur is /www/etc/logs/progra.log Wed Aug 3 17:29:06
> > MDT 2005
> >
> >
> > that means the $date is current date but not a string , right?
>
> wrong
>
> > $date is
> > kind of reserved variable?
>
> no
>
> It gets its value from `date`. Look up what back ticks do in Perl.
>
> --
> John Small Perl scripts: http://johnbokma.com/perl/
> Perl programmer available: http://castleamber.com/
> Happy Customers: http://castleamber.com/testimonials.html

[ top-posting rearranged ]

>> On 3 Aug 2005 17:02:03 -0700,
>> "yezi" <> said:

> John Bokma wrote:
>> "yezi" <> wrote:
>>
>> > Dear all:
>> >
>> > The following code is like this: > # the sendmail binary.
>> > $sendmail = "/usr/lib/sendmail";
>> >
>> >
>> > # base of your httpd installation. > $basedir = '/www';
>> > # log file > $logfile =
>> "$basedir/etc/logs/$progname.log";
>> >
>> >
>> > # today > $date = `date`; > print " $logfile $date";
>> >
>> >
>> > suppose the output to the screen is :
>> >
>> > /www/etc/logs/progra.log date
>> >
>> > however the outpur is /www/etc/logs/progra.log Wed Aug 3
>> 17:29:06 > MDT 2005
>> >
>> >
>> > that means the $date is current date but not a string ,
>> right?
>>
>> wrong
>>
>> > $date is > kind of reserved variable?
>>
>> no
>>
>> It gets its value from `date`. Look up what back ticks do
>> in Perl.

> It means the date is some function and get the information
> of date and send the value to $date, right? $date = `date`,
> so even the date is quoted,but is not a string. right?

Nope, on both counts.

So if not a string, what do you think $date is?

hth
t

"yezi" <> wrote:

> It means

What? Please don't top post. This is a technical group, learn how it works
before you abuse it.

> the date is some function

No

> and get the information of date and
> send the value to $date, right?
> $date = `date`, so even the date is quoted,but is not a string.
> right?

No

Do what I suggested before: read the documentation. You can't program by
just guessing what things do.

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