Thread: How do I get the current date in my code?

I was wondering how to get the current date(seconds/hours/days/years etc..) in my code. I just started learning c++ so I don't have any real experience at all. I would really like to know It becouse I am trying to finish my first (tiny) program, I need the program to display the current date.

Just like this:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <iostream.h>

int main()

{
int age;
int year= // this is where I want the code to put the current date
cout<<"Please enter your date of birth";

cin>>age;

cin.get();

int (age=year-age);

cout<<"You are "<<age; cout<<" years old";

cin.get();

return 0;

}

I know It looks kinda noob-like but I really need to know..
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You either need a user to enter the date, through cin >> date or through a date class. Why don't you just make is a const variable 2003?

Code:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <iostream.h>

int main()

{
int age;
const int year= 2003;
cout << "Please enter your date of birth (Ex. 1918)" << endl;
cin >> age;
cout << endl << "You are " << (year-age) << " years old";
return 0;
}

That last code segment posted by christee is wrong because it will say that someone (for ex: Bob) was born on December 1, 2002 is 1 year old on January 1, 2003 and he is really 1 month old.

look for stritime orsomething like that