DATE DTOS()

PURPOSE

Return date as a string

SYNONYM

api_date_dtos()

SYNOPSIS

#include "lianja_api.h"
 
char	*DATE_DTOS(date)	 
 
<input parameters>
unsigned long	date		/* date		*/
 
<output parameters>
none

DESCRIPTION

The DATE_DTOS() function will return the specified date as a character string in the format "YYYYMMDD".

EXAMPLE

The following example converts today's date to character pointer.

#include "lianja_api.h"
 
lianjaapi_date_dtos()
{
    char		*day;
    unsigned long	date;
 
    if (_parinfo(1) != API_DTYPE) {
       _retc("");
    }
 
    date = DATE_STOD(_pards(1) );
    day = DATE_DTOS( date );
 
    _retc( day );
}

SEE ALSO

_parinfa(), _parinfo(), _pards(), _retds(), ISDATE(), DATE_AMPM(), DATE_CDOW(), DATE_CMONTH(), DATE_CTOD(), DATE_DATE(), DATE_DAY(), DATE_DOW(), DATE_DTOC(), DATE_MONTH(), DATE_STOD(), DATE_TIME(), DATE_YEAR()