Thread: Getting date from computer

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    Getting date from computer

    Dear all,

    i would like to ask if there is why to get the date from my computer by programming and then compare with the date i have read in a txt file through programming.

    i think i can handle the comparision but i dun know how to get the date.....and what will be the format is.

    thank you for helping.

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    can somebody help me more about this?

    i have a little idea of time.h......but how can i compare with the string, which is a date in a *.txt file?

    and how to convert the date to string?

    please help~

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    how to get the tm_mday?

    hi there,

    from the FAQ, there are several tm members which are int that represents the day, month of the date, how can i get those int for use??

    thank you for helping.

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