GetSystemTimeAsFileTime

The GetSystemTimeAsFileTime function obtains the current system date and time. The information is in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) format.

VOID GetSystemTimeAsFileTime(
  LPFILETIME lpSystemTimeAsFileTime   // pointer to a file time 
                                      // structure
);
 

Parameters

lpSystemTimeAsFileTime

Pointer to a FILETIME structure to receive the current system date and time in UTC format.

Return Values

This function does not return a value.

Remarks

The GetSystemTimeAsFileTime function is equivalent to the following code sequence:

FILETIME ft;
SYSTEMTIME st;
GetSystemTime(&st);
SystemTimeToFileTime(&st,&ft);
 

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Requires version 3.5 or later.
  Windows: Requires Windows 95 or later.
  Windows CE: Unsupported.
  Header: Declared in winbase.h.
  Import Library: Use kernel32.lib.

See Also

Time Overview, Time Functions, FILETIME, GetSystemTime, SYSTEMTIME, SystemTimeToFileTime