Re: How to see if a time is within two other times.

In article <1120074745.373483.169390@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Ninja67 <Ninja67@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I need to modify a script in such a way that it checks the current time
> (according to the server) to determine if the current time falls within
> a particular time span such as midnight to 4:00 am.

You could just use the built in localtime function like this:

my $current_hour = (localtime)[2];
if ($current_hour < 4) {
# Time is after midnight and before 4am
} else {
# Time is after 4am and before midnight
}

Read up on localtime(). It behaves differently depending on context.

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