Thread: How can I get the current time?

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    How can I get the current time?

    I'm looking to get the current time as an int. How can I do this?

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    Programme for Current time..

    Code:
    #include   <stdio.h>
    #include   <dos.h>
    
    int main(void)
    {
       struct  time t;
    
       gettime(&t);
       printf("The current time is: %2d:%02d:%02d.%02d\n",
              t.ti_hour, t.ti_min, t.ti_sec, t.ti_hund);
       return 0;
    }
    Hope problem is solved...!
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    Thanks a lot guys. Perfect.

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    >>Hope problem is solved...!
    That's not a portable solution though. Best stick with vVv's version, or you may end up wondering why gettime() isn't found on your compiler.
    When all else fails, read the instructions.
    If you're posting code, use code tags: [code] /* insert code here */ [/code]

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    one way is to assign the time values to ints hours, mins and secs and write macros to print them in the ways you want. You can then put this into a header file and just call your macro print_time_hms

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    Originally posted by iain
    one way is to assign the time values to ints hours, mins and secs and write macros to print them in the ways you want. You can then put this into a header file and just call your macro print_time_hms
    ... but then if you want to do any time calculations, like mytime+300 to add 300 seconds, it becomes a bit of a chore, compared to the standard functions. I suppose it comes down to whatever the programmer wants to do with the data.
    When all else fails, read the instructions.
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