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GetFileCLibTime

LabWindows/CVI

GetFileCLibTime

int GetFileCLibTime (const char fileName[], time_t *fileTime);

Purpose

This function returns the time of the file in the same timebase used by the C Library time function.

This allows the file's time to be compared with times obtained from C Library functions. The returned time also can be passed to the C Library time formatting and conversion functions.

Parameters

Input
Name Type Description
fileName const char[] Specifies the pathname of the file for which to get the date.
Output
Name Type Description
fileTime time_t Returns the time of the file in the same units used by the C Library time function.

Return Value

Name Type Description
result int 1 is returned if the function succeeded.

0 is returned if there was an error converting the file time to the C Library form.

A negative User Interface Library error code is returned if an error occurred while reading the file time.

Additional Information

Library: Programmer's Toolbox

Include file: toolbox\toolbox.h

LabWindows/CVI compatibility: LabWindows/CVI 4.0 and later