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DVARIANT.ToDosDateTimemethod

Extracts a date and time value in Microsoft MS-DOS format from a DVARIANT of type VT_DATE.

COMmethodDVARIANT.INCdocumented

Syntax

FUNCTION ToDosDateTime (BYVAL pwDate AS USHORT PTR, BYVAL pwTime AS USHORT PTR) AS HRESULT

Parameters

NameDescription
pwDateWhen this function returns, contains the extracted USHORT that represents a MS-DOS date.
pwTimeWhen this function returns, contains the extracted contains the extracted WORD that represents a MS-DOS time.

Return value

If this function succeeds, it returns S_OK (0). Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Description

Extracts a date and time value in Microsoft MS-DOS format from a DVARIANT of type VT_DATE.

Remarks

This helper function is used when the calling application expects a DVARIANT to hold a datetime value.

If DVARIANT is of type VT_DATE, this function extracts the datetime value.

If DVARIANT is not of type VT_DATE, the function attempts to convert the value in the VARIANT structure into the right format. If a conversion is not possible, it returns a failure code.

Reference

  • Include file DVARIANT.INC
  • Defined in AfxNova/DVARIANT.inc:1943
  • Documented in COM/DVARIANT Class.md
  • Topic: DVARIANT Class