> 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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