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Re: [deadroot] Invalid date when importing from Links 2.0

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convert_date function awaits this format: 08-Jan-2000
and returns this format: 2000-01-08
Your date format is: 08-01-2000

So you need to reverse it. In L2S2.pm, within the import() function, do the following changes.

Around line 510 replace this:
Code:
$date = convert_date($date) or warning("Invalid date for link with ID $id. Link skipped."),next;
to
Code:
# $date = convert_date($date) or warning("Invalid date for link with ID $id. Link skipped."),next;
my (@xdate) = split /-/, $in, 3;
$date = join "-", reverse @xdate;



Around line 619 replace this:

Code:
$date = convert_date($date) or warning("Invalid date `$date' for link with ID $id. Link skipped."),next;
to
Code:
#$date = convert_date($date) or warning("Invalid date `$date' for link with ID $id. Link skipped."),next;
my (@xdate) = split /-/, $in, 3;
$date = join "-", reverse @xdate;


Note, I did not try the code.
But logically it should work.

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Thread Invalid date when importing from Links 2.0 DeadMan 2588 Apr 16, 2003, 11:31 AM
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webmaster33 2509 Apr 20, 2003, 4:26 AM
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