GetCurrentDateTime
int GetCurrentDateTime (double *outputDateTime);
Purpose
Gets the current date/time. This function returns the number of seconds since midnight, January 1, 1900 in the local time zone. You can use this output as an input to FormatDateTimeString and GetDateTimeElements.
Refer to the FormatDateTimeString function reference for an example of how to use this and other time-related functions to format the current date/time into a string.
Parameters
| Output | ||
| Name | Type | Description |
| outputDateTime | double | The number of seconds since midnight, January 1, 1900 in the local time zone to the current date/time. |
Return Value
| Name | Type | Description |
| status | int | Return value indicating whether the function was successful. A negative number indicates that an error occurred. |
Additional Information
Library: User Interface Library
Include file: userint.h
LabWindows/CVI compatibility: LabWindows/CVI 8.0 and later
Example
Refer to udp\UDPChat.cws for an example of using the GetCurrentDateTime function.