What you have is a C programming error. Your variable
"theConvertDate" exists only inside your function. When you exit the
function, this variable is destroyed.
On Sun, 24 Dec 2000 10:26:26 +0200, "Eliah NInyo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
>hello,
>
>i have a function that should return the current date of the device. here is
>the function:
>
>static CharPtr SetAutoDate ( void )
>{
> DateTimeType the_date;
> ULong DateInSec;
> Char theConvertDate [ dateStringLength ];
>
> // initilize the varibles:
>
> // get the seconds since 1/1/1904
> DateInSec = TimGetSeconds ();
>
> // gets the date and time to the_date (we don't use the time)
> TimSecondsToDateTime ( DateInSec , &the_date );
>
> // convert the secounds to the current date
> //DateSecondsToDate ( DateInSec, the_date );
>
> // convert the date to a string
> DateToAscii ( the_date.month, the_date.day, the_date.year, dfDMYWithDots,
> theConvertDate );
>
> return (CharPtr)theConvertDate;
>
>}
>
>i call this function from this line:
>
>StrCopy ( pAutoDate, SetAutoDate() );
>
>pAutoDate is a CharPtr get by doing MemHandleLock.
>
>but it doesn't work perfectly.
>lets say the date is 11.12.00. while i'm doing the debug thing i see that in
>the "theConvertDate" i get this date i want and need. but after the "return
>(CharPtr)theConvertDate;" i see that in "pAutoDate" there is only - "11.1"
>and not all the "11.12.00" that should be.
>
>why is that ?? can any1 find the bug??
>
>tnx in advance :-)
>
>
>
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