DosDateTimeToVariantTime

INT DosDateTimeToVariantTime( 
  unsigned short  wDosDate,  
  unsigned short  wDosTime,  
  double FAR*  pvtime        
);

Converts the MS-DOS representation of time to the date and time representation stored in a variant.

Parameters

wDosDate: The MS-DOS date to convert.
wDosTime: The MS-DOS time to convert.
pvtime: Pointer to the location to store the converted time.

Return Value

The return value obtained from the returned INT is one of the following.

Result	Meaning
True	Success.
False	Failure.

Comments

MS-DOS records file dates and times as packed 16-bit values. An MS-DOS date has the following format.

Bits	Contents
0–4	Day of the month (1–31).
5–8	Month (1 = January, 2 = February, and so on).
9–15	Year offset from 1980 (add 1980 to get the actual year).

An MS-DOS time has the following format.

Bits	Contents
0–4	Second divided by 2.
5–10	Minute (0–59).
11–15	Hour (0– 23 on a 24-hour clock).

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Use version 3.1 and later.
  Windows: Use Windows 95 and later.
  Header: Declared in oleauto.h.
  Import Library: Link with oleaut32.lib.