That is also true! The thing is I modified a function I wrote a while ago
to show
a simple way to get the date and time, and I should have removed the lines
SystemPreferencesType sysPrefs;
// Get system preferences
PrefGetPreferences(&sysPrefs);
Sorry for beeing sloppy!
/Bulent Gecer
M. Edward Wilborne III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> skrev i
diskussionsgruppsmeddelandet:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Thanks!
>
> You can also use:
>
> ...
> DateToAscii(ct.month,ct.day,ct.year,
> (DateFormatType)PrefGetPreference(prefLongDateFormat),Currentdate);
> ...
> TimeToAscii( ct.hour, ct.minute,
> (TimeFormatType)PrefGetPreference(prefTimeFormat), Currenttime);
> ...
>
> To get the time formatted in the system defined preferences for how they
> like the date and time displayed.
>
> I get the impression that this code:
>
> SystemPreferencesType sysPrefs;
> // Get system preferences
>
> PrefGetPreferences(&sysPrefs);
>
> may have been a start at doing what I described above, but seems unused in
> this code...
>
> Ed
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bulent Gecer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Newsgroups: palm-dev-forum
> To: "Palm Developer Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 8:02 AM
> Subject: SV: Get system date
>
>
> > Of course, my mistake!
> >
> > The declaration should be:
> >
> > Char Currentdate[dateStringLength];
> > Char Currenttime[timeStringLength];
> >
> > Sorry!
> >
> > /Bulent
> >
> >
> > M. Edward Wilborne III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> skrev i
> > diskussionsgruppsmeddelandet:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >
> > > Don't you need to allocated dateStringLength space somewhere for
> > > Currentdate, and timeStringLength space somewhere for Currenttime
before
> > > using them?
> > >
> > > Ed
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Bulent Gecer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Newsgroups: palm-dev-forum
> > > To: "Palm Developer Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 6:46 AM
> > > Subject: SV: Get system date
> > >
> > >
> > > > /************************************************************
> > > > *
> > > > * FUNCTION: GetCurrentDate
> > > > *
> > > > * DESCRIPTION: Gets the current date and time.
> > > > *
> > > > * PARAMETERS: none
> > > > *
> > > > * RETURNS: nothing.
> > > > *
> > > > *************************************************************/
> > > > static void GetCurrentDate()
> > > >
> > >
> > > > DateTimeType ct;
> > > > Char* Currentdate;
> > > > Char* Currenttime;
> > > >
> > > > SystemPreferencesType sysPrefs;
> > > > // Get system preferences
> > > >
> > > > PrefGetPreferences(&sysPrefs);
> > > >
> > > > TimSecondsToDateTime(TimGetSeconds(),&ct);
> > > >
> > > > // Get date
> > > > Currentdate='\0';
> > > > DateToAscii(ct.month,ct.day,ct.year,
> dfYMDWithDashes,Currentdate);
> > > >
> > > > // Get time
> > > > Currenttime='\0';
> > > > TimeToAscii( ct.hour, ct.minute, tfColon24h, Currenttime);
> > > > }
> > > >
> > > > Hope it helps!
> > > >
> > > > /Bulent Gecer
> > > >
> > > > Javier Picazo Montoya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> skrev i
> > > diskussionsgruppsmeddelandet:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > >
> > > > > How Do I get the system date in a Palm?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thank you.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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