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==DESCRIPTION==
 
==DESCRIPTION==
The DATE_DTOC() function will return the specified date as a character string in the format specified by the Recital commands SET DATE and SET CENTURY.
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The DATE_DTOC() function will return the specified date as a character string in the format specified by the Recital commands [[SET DATE]] and [[SET CENTURY]].
  
  

Latest revision as of 11:01, 30 March 2009

PURPOSE

Return a date as a character string


SYNONYM

api_date_dtoc()


SYNOPSIS

#include "dbapi.h"
 
char	*DATE_DTOC(date)
 
<input parameters>
unsigned long	date		/* Recital date		*/
 
<output parameters>
none


DESCRIPTION

The DATE_DTOC() function will return the specified date as a character string in the format specified by the Recital commands SET DATE and SET CENTURY.


EXAMPLE

The following example converts today's date to character pointer.

#include "dbapi.h"
 
dbapi_date_dtoc()
{
    char		*day;
    unsigned long	date;
 
    if (_parinfo(1) != API_DTYPE) {
       _retc(""):
    }
 
    date = DATE_STOD(_pards(1) );
    day = DATE_DTOC( date );
 
    _retc( day );
}


SEE ALSO

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