Carbon


ReadDateTime

Header: DateTimeUtils.h Carbon status: Supported

Copies the date-time information from the clock chip into low memory.

OSErr ReadDateTime (
    UInt32 *time
);
Parameter descriptions
time

On return, the current time expressed as the number of seconds elapsed since midnight, January 1, 1904.

function result

A result code. If the clock chip cannot be read, ReadDateTime returns the clkRdErr result code. The operation might fail if the clock chip is damaged. Otherwise, the function returns the noErr result code.

DISCUSSION

System software uses this function at startup time. Your application should never need to use this function.

The low-memory copy of the date and time information is accessible through the global variable Time.

AVAILABILITY

Supported in Carbon. Available in Carbon 1.0.2 and later when running Mac OS 8.1 or later.


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