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Date::Manip(3)	      User Contributed Perl Documentation	Date::Manip(3)

NAME
       Date::Manip - Date manipulation routines

DESCRIPTION
       Date::Manip is a series of modules designed to make any common
       date/time operation easy to do.	Operations such as comparing two
       times, determining a data a given amount of time from another, or
       parsing international times are all easily done.	 It deals with time as
       it is used in the Gregorian calendar (the one currently in use) with
       full support for time changes due to daylight saving time.

       From the very beginning, the main focus of Date::Manip has been to be
       able to do ANY desired date/time operation easily.  Many other modules
       exist which may do a subset of these operations quicker or more
       efficiently, but no other module can do all of the operations available
       in Date::Manip.

       Since many other date/time modules exist, some of which may do the
       specific operation(s) you need faster, be sure to read the section
       SHOULD I USE DATE::MANIP in the Date::Manip::Misc document before
       deciding which of the Date and Time modules from CPAN is for you.
       However, if you want one module to do it all, Date::Manip is the one to
       use.

       Date::Manip has functionality to work with several fundamental types of
       data.

       dates
	   The word date is used extensively here and is somewhat misleading.
	   In Date::Manip, a date consists of three pieces of information: a
	   calendar date, a time of day, and time zone information. Calendar
	   dates and times are fully handled. Time zones are handled as well,
	   but depending on how you use Date::Manip, there may be some
	   limitations as discussed below.

       delta
	   A delta is an amount of time (i.e. the amount of time between two
	   different dates). A delta refers only to an amount of time. It
	   includes no information about a starting or ending date/time.  Most
	   people will think of a delta as an amount of time, but the term
	   'time' is already used so much in this module that I didn't want to
	   use it here in order to avoid confusion.

       recurrence
	   A recurring event is something which occurs on a regular recurring
	   basis.

       holidays and events
	   Holidays and events are basically named dates or recurrences.

       Among other things, Date::Manip allow you to:

       *   Enter a date in practically any format you choose.

       *   Compare two dates, entered in widely different formats to determine
	   which is earlier.

       *   Extract any information you want from a date using a format string
	   similar to the Unix date command.

       *   Determine the amount of time between two dates, or add an amount of
	   time to a date to get a second date.

       *   Work with dates with dates using international formats (foreign
	   month names, 12/10/95 referring to October rather than December,
	   etc.).

       *   To find a list of dates where a recurring event happens.

       Each of these tasks is trivial (one or two lines at most) with this
       package.

VERSION 5 AND VERSION 6
       Date::Manip version 6.00 was a complete rewrite of the module (for more
       information, please refer to the Date::Manip::Changes5to6 document).
       The rewrite made use of features introduced in perl 5.10 which made the
       date parsing routines significantly more robust. However, since not
       everyone has access to a new version of perl where Date::Manip is
       needed, the Date::Manip distribution actually includes two different
       versions of the module.	It includes the older (5.xx) release and the
       newer (6.xx) release.

       In addition, the 6.xx release was written with both a functional and an
       object-oriented interface, so there are actually three different ways
       to use Date::Manip (though only one is available if you have a version
       of perl older than 5.10).

       For those who still run an older version of perl, the 5.xx functional
       interface is still available. It is known to work with perl 5.6 (and
       probably works with even older versions of perl).  There are some
       limitations to this as described below.

       Version 6.xx was rewritten as a series of object-oriented modules, but
       a functional interface (which is mostly backward compatible with the
       version 5 functional interface) is included. The functional interface
       is simply wrapper functions which call the OO modules.

       A more detailed description of each interface is included below (to
       help you decide which interface is right for you).  If you already know
       which interface you want to use, just go to the SEE ALSO section below
       for instructions on using each interface.

       It should be noted that all three interfaces will be installed, but
       they will only all be usable with a recent version of perl.

FUNCTIONAL INTERFACE (VERSION 5)
       When using a version of perl older than 5.10, this is the only
       interface available.  This interface is documented in the
       Date::Manip::DM5 document.  This interface has several weaknesses that
       need to be understood when using it:

       Limited Support
	   The version 5 functional interface is no longer being developed,
	   and only limited support is available for it.

	   As of December 2012, no development will be done, and I will not
	   correct any remaining bugs in version 5.  If a patch is supplied by
	   someone else to fix bugs, I will apply it, provided it applies
	   cleanly, and the resulting code continues to pass all tests.	 I
	   will not apply patches to add features.

	   I will continue to distribute version 5 for several years.  I do
	   not have a date in mind where version 5 will be removed.

       Limited Time Zone Support
	   Time zone support is extremely limited, and is often broken. The
	   lack of good time zone support was the primary reason for rewriting
	   Date::Manip .

	   Time zone information for 5.xx is now automatically generated from
	   the 6.xx time zone list, and every time time zones are updated in
	   6.xx, the 5.xx release will be similarly updated.

	   Prior to the release of 6.00, time zones were added manually to
	   Date::Manip upon request. Since time zone information in 5.xx is
	   now automatically generated, I no longer take requests for time
	   zones.

	   The version 5 interface does not handle daylight saving time
	   changes properly.

       Performance Issues
	   Considerable time has been spent speeding up Date::Manip, and
	   fairly simple benchmarks show that version 6 is around twice as
	   fast as version 5.

       Feel free to email me concerns and comments.

FUNCTIONAL INTERFACE (VERSION 6)
       The version 6 functional interface is almost completely identical to
       the version 5 functional interface, except that it uses the object-
       oriented modules to do all the real work.

       Time zone support is greatly improved, but is still somewhat limited.
       Since the version 6 interface is backward compatible, dates do not
       store time zone information in them, so the programmer is responsible
       for keeping track of what time zone each date is in. If you want full
       access to the time zone support offered in Date::Manip, you have to use
       the object-oriented interface.

       For the most part, scripts written for older versions of Date::Manip
       will continue to work (and scripts written for the version 6 functional
       interface will run with the version 5 interface), however in a few
       cases, you may need to modify your scripts.  Please refer to the
       Date::Manip::Migration5to6 document for a list of changes which may be
       necessary.

OBJECT-ORIENTED INTERFACE
       As of 6.00, Date::Manip consists of a set of OO modules. Each have
       their own document (see the SEE ALSO section below).

       The OO interface consists of the following modules: Date::Manip::Date,
       Date::Manip::Delta, Date::Manip::Recur, Date::Manip::TZ, and
       Date::Manip::Base .

       The object-oriented interface is the only way to get the full
       functionality of Date::Manip. It fully support time zones (and daylight
       saving time).

SELECTING AN INTERFACE
       If you are running an older version of perl, the version 5 functional
       interface is the only one available to you, and it will automatically
       be used.

       If you are running a newer version of perl (5.10 or higher), you can
       use the object-oriented modules by loading them directly, or you can
       use a functional interface.

       If you use a functional interface, it will default to the version 6
       interface, but you can choose to run the version 5 interface in one of
       three ways:

       Use the default functional interface
	   By including:

	      use Date::Manip;

	   in your script, one of the functional interfaces will be loaded.
	   If you are running a version of perl older than 5.10, it will
	   automatically be the version 5 interface.  If you are running a
	   newer version of perl, it will automatically load the version 6
	   interface.

       DATE_MANIP ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE
	   By setting the DATE_MANIP environment variable to 'DM5' before
	   running the perl script, the version 5 interface will be used.

       Date::Manip::Backend VARIABLE
	   Alternately, you can set the Date::Manip::Backend variable to be
	   'DM5' before loading the module. Typically, this will be done in
	   the following way:

	      BEGIN {
		   $Date::Manip::Backend = 'DM5';
	      }
	      use Date::Manip;

       Once a functional interface is loaded, you cannot switch between the
       version 5 and version 6 interfaces.

SEE ALSO
       The following documents describe various parts of Date::Manip. The
       following documents describe the basic operation of the Date::Manip
       package:

       A description of the functional interfaces:

	 Date::Manip::DM5	 - the version 5 functional interface
	 Date::Manip::DM6	 - the version 6 functional interface

       An introduction to the Date::Manip classes used by the object-oriented
       interface and how to configure them:

	 Date::Manip::Objects	 - an overview of the various
				   Date::Manip modules, and how
				   to use them
	 Date::Manip::Config	 - information for configuring
				   Date::Manip

       The methods available in each class:

	 Date::Manip::Obj	 - base class (modules listed below
				   inherit the methods defined in this
				   class)
	 Date::Manip::Base	 - module for doing low-level date
				   operations
	 Date::Manip::TZ	 - module for working with time zones
	 Date::Manip::Date	 - date operations
	 Date::Manip::Delta	 - delta operations
	 Date::Manip::Recur	 - recurrence operations

       Timezone information:

	 Date::Manip::DM5abbrevs - time zone abbreviations used in the
				   version 5 interface
	 Date::Manip::Zones	 - time zone data included in Date::Manip
				   used in the version 6 interface and
				   the object-oriented interface

       Miscellaneous information:

	 Date::Manip::Calc	 - detailed informaion on how date
				   calculations are done
	 Date::Manip::Holidays	 - information on defining and using
				   holidays and events
	 Date::Manip::ConfigFile - sample config file
	 Date::Manip::Lang	 - information about the languages
				   supported by Date::Manip and how
				   to add a new language

       Information about the module and administrative things:

	 Date::Manip::Migration5to6
				 - information on changes necessary
				   to scripts when upgrading from
				   5.xx to 6.xx
	 Date::Manip::Changes5	 - change log for Date::Manip 5.xx
	 Date::Manip::Changes5to6- differences between version 5.xx
				   and 6.00 (including information
				   on upgrading); this contains more
				   details than the Migration5to6
				   document
	 Date::Manip::Changes6	 - change log for Date::Manip 6.xx

	 Date::Manip::Misc	 - miscellaneous information about
				   Date::Manip (who should use it;
				   acknowledgements)
	 Date::Manip::Problems	 - common problems and instructions
				   for reporting bugs
	 Date::Manip::Examples	 - examples of how to use Date::Manip

LICENSE
       This script is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
       under the same terms as Perl itself.

AUTHOR
       Sullivan Beck (sbeck@cpan.org)

perl v5.16.3			  2014-04-30			Date::Manip(3)
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