CTIME

Portability Function: Converts a system time into a 24-character ASCII string.

Module

USE IFPORT

Syntax

result = CTIME (stime)

stime

(Input) INTEGER(4). An elapsed time in seconds since 00:00:00 Greenwich mean time, January 1, 1970.

Results

The result is a value in the form Mon Jan 31 04:37:23 1994. Hours are expressed using a 24-hour clock.

The value of stime can be determined by calling the TIME function. CTIME(TIME( )) returns the current time and date.

Compatibility

CONSOLE STANDARD GRAPHICS QUICKWIN GRAPHICS WINDOWS DLL LIB

Example

USE IFPORT

character (24) systime

systime = CTIME (TIME( ))

print *, 'Current date and time is ',systime

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