Thread: time.h and today's date

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    time.h and today's date

    Hi,
    How would i go about finding the current date and 'saving' it to a variable(string or int?)?

    I have no experience whatsoever in using time.h

    Basically i'd like to know:
    What variables i need to declare.
    What command do i use to get the current date(dd/mm/yyyy)
    And how everything works

    Thanks in advance!

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    Code:
    #include <stdio.h>
    #include <time.h>
    
    int main()
    {
    	time_t hold_time;
      	hold_time=time(NULL);
    	printf("%s", ctime(&hold_time));
    	return 0;
    }
    - edit -
    Additional information:
    http://www.rt.com/man/time.2.html
    Last edited by Shadow; 10-16-2002 at 06:22 PM.
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    umm ok that helps a little but how do i print the current date in the format dd/month/yyyy .. eg: 12 Jan 2002 ?

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    You can find info about time.h _all over_ this message board, try the search feature.
    The ever knowledgable Google may have a few things for you.

    > And how everything works
    Try here.
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