Thread: Getting local time from window using C++

I'm trying to get the local time from window using C++.

I tired using systemtime and systemdate, but it seems they were off. I think it's using GMT-0 if i'm not mistaken.

I manage to get the local date using #include <ctime>

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <ctime>
using namespace std ;
int main( )
{
    char buffer[BUFSIZ] = { '\0' } ;
    time_t now = time( &now ) ;
    struct tm* local_time = new tm( ) ;
    local_time = localtime( &now ) ;
    strftime( buffer, BUFSIZ, "%d / %m / %Y", local_time ) ;
    system("PAUSE\n");
    cout << buffer  ;
    cout << "\n";
    system("PAUSE");
}

however i'm not sure where to begin to look for getting the local time. Could someone give me some advice? Thanks

I thought of that before, however then i would be faced with the problem of running into different timezones if i have a set multiplicator. I don't want my program to be asking the user for his/her time zone.

Lookup strftime in your favourite reference and plug in the specific character after the percent sign.

Thanks, it works now.