Convert DATE to String in comm c++

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I spend whole night to find out single example to convert DATE datatype of c++ to string in COMM. My interface function returns following values and i want show that values in human redable format. Like,

C++

DATE JobStartTime;
CurrentJob->get_StartTime(&JobStartTime);

And it return valules like, 16324.5455 etc.

When i go to defination of DATE it show me something like,

C++

typedef double DATE;

Which is again confuse me.As a DATE it is again double,so how would i convert it into something like,

02/05/2013 11.41.25

etc. Please help me i am very new in comm.

Posted 1-May-13 20:16pm

Coder Block

Updated 1-May-13 21:22pm

Malli_S

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Jochen Arndt · Answer 1 · 2013-05-01T20:42:00

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You tagged MFC. So you can use the COleDateTime class which uses DATE internally and provides the Format()[^] function to convert it to a string:

C++

COleDateTime dt(JobStartTime);
CString strJobStartTime = dt.Format(_T("%d/%m/%Y %H.%M.%S"));

The above formats the string like the example from your question.

[UPDATE]
When not using MFC, you can use the function that is used by COleDateTime internally: VarBstrFromDate[^].

Posted 1-May-13 20:42pm

Jochen Arndt

Updated 1-May-13 20:51pm

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Coder Block 2-May-13 2:44am

It mfc approch.I am using pure c++.So dont have CString COleDateTime.

Jochen Arndt 2-May-13 2:47am

Then you should not tag your question with MFC.
However, I will update my answer to give you a solution without using MFC.

Coder Block 2-May-13 2:52am

Sorry actual i just want keep studio in mind.