Time stamp in mail

[Manic]

Hi,

I am sending a form using pearl and I was wondering how I could add a date/time stamp from the server and if possible from the users local machine.

The second isn't important, it is an I would like to have.

I am also trying to make the mail from section display their e-mail address but atm I am only getting from

http://www user.

this is the code I have for the mail

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open (MAIL, "|$mailprog $recipient&quot || die "Can't open $mailprog!\n";
print MAIL "Reply-to: $FORM{'Email'}\n";
print MAIL "Subject: Information Request \n\n";
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The subject works and all of the data in the fome is fine.

I have looked all over for some reference material or a list of pearl commands but to no avail.

Any help would be greatly appriciated.

Thanks in advance


Manic
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[Rieekan]

If you add the Localtime module to your script (type use Time::Localtime; at the beginning of the script) and then add the following line:

$now = ctime();

When you send the data in the mail, just add the variable $now to it and when the mail sends, you'll have a line that says the current date in this format:

(abbreviated day of week) (abbreviated month) (day of month) (hour)minute)second) (year)

For an example, I just ran it and it returned:

Tue Feb 12 10:06:42 2002

Let me know if you need anything else!

 

[Manic]

Thanks for the help but I think I need more advice, all I seem to be getting now is an internal server error.

I have put the other bits in

# Time stamp
use Time::Localtime;
$now = ctime();

and

print MAIL "Time sent: $now";

Am I being realy dumb and missing something.

I am very new to this.

I realy paariciate the help.


Manic
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lee.gale@virgin.net

 

[Rieekan]

Do you have the Localtime module installed on the server? That could be the problem you're experiencing.

 

[Manic]

I will have to ask our provider.

Thanks for the help, it is appriciated.

Will take them out for the moment and hopefuly I will be able to get it up and running soon.
Manic
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[tsdragon]

If you don't have the Localtime module, there's a thread in the perl forum about formatting the time. Check that out. It doesn't require anything but native perl.

If you want the user's time as well, use a javascript function on the web page to get the time and put it in a hidden field passed to your program. Tracy Dryden
tracy@bydisn.com

http://www.bydisn.com

Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.

 

[Manic]

thanks all got it working last night.


Manic
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lee.gale@virgin.net