Thread: Want to get system time...how?

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    Want to get system time...how?

    Hey Guys,
    I was wondering if anyone can help me, I wanted to get the date (or year) from the system so I can calculate something like age, or get a variable to change (inc or dec)
    everyday or certain period, is that possible, through certain functions like time() (which I don't know how it works), and how do I use them..

    Thanks for the time you took to read my post....any help would be appericiated.

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    boost::date_time would solve your problem.
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    Hello nimitzhunter,
    I don't know if you have noticed but I am a complete noob, so if you can explain just
    a little bit, that would be great.......Thanks

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    Use the localtime() function.
    There's an example on that page.
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    Hello cpjust;
    Thanks for the links, but I have a problem, when ever I copy the code into my IDE
    (Bloodshed Dev-C++) it runs an old DOS or command prompt window I tried it for localtime, ctime with the same result, and I just wanted to ask, What is going on??

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    What code? What about providing some more information, since we have no idea what you did?

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    If your question is "why did a command prompt window open", the answer is "that's what you want to have happen", since you are (presumably) writing a console program. If you mean something else, you'll have to tell us what it is.

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    I am Terbly sorry guys I miswrote it, what I meant was it opened a previously compiled source code's DOS.
    You see.......
    I compiled a programme long time ago, and it ran normally on the DOS like app. and now after long time I copied the code of the local time in to the IDE, compiled with no errors and then displayed that old DOS window from the other programme, I cant see any relation between the two codes or any obviousreason for this to happen.
    I hope I made myself clearer.

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    If you copied the code, the executable should look exactly the same as before.

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    Finally, the localtime code worked! I guess it was a compilor mistake or something.
    ..............thanks guys

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