Q27931: Sample Program That Makes OS/2 Call DosGetDateTime

Article: Q27931
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 6.00 6.00b 7.00
Operating System(s): OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 31-JAN-1990

Below is a sample program that CALLs the OS/2 routine DosGetDateTime.

This information applies to Microsoft BASIC Compiler Versions 6.00 and
6.00b for MS OS/2 and to Microsoft BASIC Professional Development
System (PDS) Version 7.00.

' The user-defined TYPE and function DECLARE are found in
' BSEDOSPE.BI

TYPE DateTime
     Hour        AS STRING*1
     Minutes     AS STRING*1
     Seconds     AS STRING*1
     Hundredths  AS STRING*1
     Day         AS STRING*1
     Month       AS STRING*1
     Year        AS INTEGER
     Timezone    AS INTEGER
     DayOfWeek   AS STRING*1
END TYPE

DECLARE FUNCTION DosGetDateTime%(SEG P1 AS DateTime)
DECLARE FUNCTION FDAY$ (x%)

DIM dayt AS DateTime
CLS
x=DosGetDateTime%(dayt)

IF (x) THEN
  Print "An error occurred.  The error number is : ";x
ELSE
  t$=str$(asc(dayt.hour))+":"+str$(asc(dayt.minutes))+":"_
     +str$(asc(dayt.seconds))  +":"+str$(asc(dayt.hundredths))

  d$=str$(asc(dayt.month))+"/"+right$(str$(asc(dayt.day)),2)_
      +"/"+right$(str$(dayt.year),4)

  Print "TIME : ";t$
  Print "DATE : ";d$
  print "Number of hours from Greenwich Mean Time : ";(dayt.timezone)/60%
  print "The day of the week : "; fday$(asc(dayt.dayofweek))
END IF
end

FUNCTION FDAY$(x%) STATIC

SELECT CASE x%
   case 0
       fday$="Sunday"
   case 1
       fday$="Monday"
   case 2
       fday$="Tuesday"
   case 3
       fday$="Wednesday"
   case 4
       fday$="Thursday"
   case 5
       fday$="Friday"
   case 6
       fday$="Saturday"
   case else
       fday$="XXXXXXXXX"
  END SELECT
END FUNCTION

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