How do I convert the __DATE__ macro to a string?

Hello,
I was wondering how to convert the __DATE__ macro to a C++ string?

Thanks to any one who replies in advance.

You mean the obvious way doesn't work?

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <string>

int main()
{
  std::string foo = __DATE__;
  std::cout << foo << std::endl;
  return 0;
}

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Quote:

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Originally Posted by Salem

You mean the obvious way doesn't work?

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <string>

int main()
{
  std::string foo = __DATE__;
  std::cout << foo << std::endl;
  return 0;
}

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Yep, the obvious way does not work in my compiler.
I get a compiler error that says

Quote:

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error: expected primary-expression before ';' token

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at the assign line, though before reading your post, I had tried using the string += operator and it produced the above error. Then, after reading your post, I changed the code to assign a new string the __DATE__ macro, then add the new string to the output string using the += operator, but it still produced the same error at the assign line as it did at the append line.

EDIT: Nevermind...it turned out I had written #define __DATE__ at the top of the file. Once I removed that, it compiled no problems.