From: Erik Max Francis <max AT alcyone DOT com>
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Subject: Re: getdate()
Date: Sat, 18 Apr 1998 13:02:49 -0700
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Paul Derbyshire wrote:

> I notice the function getdate() to obtain the system clock date is in
> dos.h.
> Something tells me this isn't an ANSI or POSIX header. Is there a
> platform-independent method of obtaining the system clock date???

Try localtime, gmtime, etc.

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