subroutine. This makes it easier to pick out overdue items in other
modules (ie circulation, reports, etc.)
while (my $data = $sth->fetchrow_hashref) {
$data->{'dewey'}=~s/0*$//;
($data->{'dewey'} == 0) && ($data->{'dewey'}='');
+ my @datearr = localtime(time());
+ my $todaysdate = (1900+$datearr[5]).sprintf ("%0.2d", ($datearr[4]
+ +1)).sprintf ("%0.2d", $datearr[3]);
my $datedue=$data->{'date_due'};
+ $datedue=~s/-//g;
+ if ($datedue < $todaysdate) {
+ $data->{'overdue'}=1;
+ }
my $itemnumber=$data->{'itemnumber'};
$currentissues{$counter}=$data;
$counter++;