The localtime_s(), _localtime64_s() and asctime_s()  C functions examples

Compiler: Visual C++ Express Edition 2005

Compiled on Platform: Windows XP Pro SP2

Target platform: none, just for learning

Header file: Standard and Windows

Additional library: Windows Platform SDK

Additional project setting: Set project to be compiled as C

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Other info: non-CLR or unmanaged

To do: Displaying the current date and time

To show: The localtime_s(), _localtime64_s() and asctime_s() C functions

/* This program uses _time64() to get the current time and then uses _localtime64_s() to convert this time to a structure

* representing the local time. The program converts the result from a 24-hour clock to a 12-hour clock and determines the

* proper extension (AM or PM)

*/

#include <stdlib.h>

#include <stdio.h>

#include <string.h>

#include <time.h>

int main(void)

{

struct tm newtime;

char am_pm[] = "AM";

__time64_t long_time;

char timebuf[26];

errno_t err;

// Get time as 64-bit integer.

_time64(&long_time);

// Convert to local time.

err = _localtime64_s(&newtime, &long_time);

if (err)

{

printf("Invalid argument to _localtime64_s.");

exit(1);

}

if(newtime.tm_hour > 12) // Set up extension.

strcpy_s(am_pm, sizeof(am_pm), "PM");

if(newtime.tm_hour > 12) // Convert from 24-hour

newtime.tm_hour -= 12; // to 12-hour clock.

if(newtime.tm_hour == 0) // Set hour to 12 if midnight.

newtime.tm_hour = 12;

// Convert to an ASCII representation.

err = asctime_s(timebuf, 26, &newtime);

if (err)

{

printf("Invalid argument to asctime_s.");

exit(1);

}

printf("Current date and time is: %.19s %s\n", timebuf, am_pm);

}

Output example:

Current date and time is: Sun Dec 17 05:29:52 PM

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