This doesn't prompt for a filename, as I find it easier to just redirect the output via the command line.
#! perl -slw
use strict;
use Date::Manip;
sub prompt{ printf $_[ 0 ]; chomp( local $_ = <stdin> ); $_; }
my @breakfast = qw[ bagel cereal toast yogurt ];
my @lunch = qw[ sandwich milkshake pb&j hoagie ];
my @dinner = qw[ pasta rice chicken steak ];
my( $start, $end ) = ('')x 2;
$start = prompt 'Enter start date: ' until $start = ParseDate( $start
+);
$end = prompt 'Enter end date: ' until $end = ParseDate( $end
+);
do{
my $date = UnixDate( $start, '%F' );
print $date, $/, '-' x length $date;
print 'Breakfast: ', $breakfast[ rand @breakfast ];
print 'Lunch : ', $lunch[ rand @lunch ];
print 'Dinner : ', $dinner[ rand @dinner ];
print '-' x length $date, $/;
} until(
not Date_Cmp(
$start = DateCalc( $start, '+1 day' ),
$end
)
);
__END__
C:\test>stuff
Enter start date: 1st jan 2003
Enter end date: 2003/02/01
Wednesday, January 1, 2003
---------------------------
Breakfast: toast
Lunch : pb&j
Dinner : rice
---------------------------
Thursday, January 2, 2003
--------------------------
Breakfast: bagel
Lunch : hoagie
Dinner : chicken
--------------------------
Friday, January 3, 2003
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