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Old 04-11-2012
Fetch date of 7 years back from current date in Perl
Code:
$beginDate = substr(DateCalc("today", "-7Days"),0,8);

This fetches the date 7 days back

Can I fetch the date before 7 years from todays date in Perl using same syntax

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Last edited by zaxxon; 04-11-2012 at 07:42 AM.. Reason: code tags
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Old 04-11-2012
Where's the problem to try it out or read the documentation for DateCalc()???
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Old 04-11-2012
Check 'Add_Delta_YMD' function from Date::Calc module. Its simple to use. You may have to install it, though. Doesn't come bundled with default installation of perl.
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Old 04-12-2012
Done with
Code:
$beginDate = substr(DateCalc("today", "-7Years"),0,8);

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