Portability Function: Converts a system time into a 24-character ASCII string.
Module: USE IFPORT
Syntax
result = CTIME (stime)
stime
(Input) INTEGER(4). An elapsed time in seconds since 00:00:00 Greenwich mean time, January 1, 1970.
Results
The result is a value in the form Mon Jan 31 04:37:23 1994. Hours are expressed using a 24-hour clock.
The value of stime can be determined by calling the TIME function. CTIME(TIME( )) returns the current time and date.
Compatibility
CONSOLE STANDARD GRAPHICS QUICKWIN GRAPHICS WINDOWS DLL LIB
See Also
Example
USE IFPORT
character (24) systime
systime = CTIME (TIME( ))
print *, 'Current date and time is ',systime