DATE DATE()

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PURPOSE

Return the current system date


SYNONYM

api_date_date()


SYNOPSIS

#include "dbapi.h"
 
char	*DATE_DATE()
 
<input parameters>
none
 
<output parameters>
none


DESCRIPTION

The DATE_DATE() function will return the current system date as a character string. The date format returned is specified with the Recital SET DATE and SET CENTURY commands.


EXAMPLE

The following example stores the name of the month from today's date to the character pointer "month".

#include "dbapi.h"
 
dbapi_date_date()
{
    char		*month;
    unsigned long	date;
 
    date = DATE_CTOD(DATE_DATE() );
    month = DATE_CMONTH( date
 
    if (!strcmp(month, "December") )
    {
       /* commands	*/
    }
 
    _retc(month);
}


SEE ALSO

_parinfa(), _parinfo(), _pards(), _retds(), ISDATE(), DATE_AMPM(), DATE_CDOW(), DATE_CMONTH(), DATE_CTOD(), DATE_DAY(), DATE_DOW(), DATE_DTOC(), DATE_DTOS(), DATE_MONTH(), DATE_STOD(), DATE_TIME(), DATE_YEAR()