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SetDate()
Sets the system date
Syntax
SetDate( <dDate>, [<lMode>] ) --> lSet
Arguments
<dDate> Designates which date to use to set the system date.
<lMode> Designates whether the date should also be set in the CMOS- RAM of an AT. The default is do not write (.F.). Note that in Windows plataform this adjust is automatic, therefore this parameter is without efect.
Returns
SetDate() RETURNs .T. when the date is successfully set.
Description
When you use this FUNCTION to set the system date from within your xHarbour application, all files acquire this date with each write procedure.
Examples
Set the system date in each case; but the hardware clock only
on an AT:
dNewDate := SToD( "19910730" )
IF ISAT()
SetDate( dNewDate, .T. )
ELSE
SetDate( dNewDate )
ENDIF
Or, more compactly:
SetDate( dNewDate, ISAT() )
Compliance
This function is CA-Cl*pper Tools compatible.
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Files
Source is dattime3.c, library is libct.
Seealso
SETTIME()
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