InternetTimeFromSystemTime Function

Formats a date and time according to the specified RFC format (as specified in the HTTP version 1.0 specification).

Syntax

BOOL InternetTimeFromSystemTime%(
    IN  CONST SYSTEMTIME *pst,
    IN  DWORD dwRFC,
    OUT LPTSTR% lpszTime,
    IN  DWORD cbTime
);

The actual syntax of this function varies between its ANSI and Unicode implementations. See the Win32 Internet Functions Syntax document for details.

Parameters

pst

Address of a SYSTEMTIME structure that contains the date and time to format.

dwRFC

Unsigned long integer value that contains the RFC format used. Currently, the only valid format is INTERNET_RFC1123_FORMAT.

lpszTime

Address of a string buffer that receives the formatted date and time. The buffer should be of size INTERNET_RFC1123_BUFSIZE.

cbTime

Unsigned long integer value that contains the size, in bytes, of the lpszTime buffer.

Return Value

Returns TRUE if the function succeeds, or FALSE otherwise. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Function Information

Windows NT	Use version 4.0 and later. Implemented as ANSI and Unicode functions.
Windows	Use Windows 95 and later. Implemented as ANSI and Unicode functions.
Header	Wininet.h
Import library	Wininet.lib
Minimum availability	Internet Explorer 3.0 (ANSI only), 5 (ANSI and Unicode)

See Also

Microsoft Win32 Internet Functions Overview, Common Functions, Microsoft Win32 Internet Functions Reference, General Win32 Internet Functions

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