FLdate


Routine

char *FLdate (const char Fname[], int format)

Purpose

Find the last modification time for a file (by name)

Description

This routine finds the last modified time for a given file. This time is returned as a date/time string in one of a number of standard formats. If the file does not exist or is in a directory which is not reachable, an empty string is returned.

 Format  Example                      time zone    length
   0    Sun Sep 16 01:03:52 1973      local time   24 + null
   1    Sun Sep 16 01:03:52 EST 1973  local time   28* + null
   2    1994/01/23 09:59:53 EST       local time   23* + null
   3    1994/01/23 14:59:53 UTC       GMT          23 + null
             (*) the time zone length can vary

Parameters

<- char *FLdate
Pointer to a character string for the date and time. This string is null terminated. This string is at most 29 characters long, not including the terminating null character. This is a pointer to an internal static storage area; each call to this routine overlays this storage.
-> const char Fname[]
Input character string specifying the file name
-> int format
Date / time format code, taking on values from 0 to 3

Author / revision

P. Kabal Copyright (C) 1997 / Revision 1.12 1997/03/06

See Also

FLfileDate


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