Re: IFS file APIs time conversion or create date/time attribute

[Bruce Vining <bvining@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The stat() API returns time as an integer value representing the number of
seconds since Jan 1 1970. There are two APIs you will probably want to use
-- localtime() which will convert the integer value from stat to a time
structure, asctime() will will convert the time structure to a character
string representation of the date and time.

Both APIs can be found using the API Finder function of the Information
Center.

Bruce Vining

On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 5:10 PM, Paul Therrien <
paultherrien@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Does anyone know how to convert the time values that are returned from the
> stat() IFS api for an IFS file.
>
> If anyone  knows I would appreciate finding out the formula or finding out
> where the information is.  The IBM site has not been very forthcoming
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> I want to be able to display from within my RPGLE program the create date
> and time of the IFS file to help the user determine the exact file they are
> after.
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> Thank You Scott Klement for your IFS API e-book.  You have saved me lots of
> time.  Your examples and code are just excellent.
>
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> Paul Therrien
>
> Orion South, Inc.
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> 504-374-9551
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> ptherrien@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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