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# getdatetime

Purpose
Get the date and time of a datetime object.
Synopsis
`int getdatetime(XPRMctx ctx, void *sysctx, void *t, int *y, int *m, int *d, int *h, int *mi, int *s, int *ms);`
Arguments

ctx | Mosel's execution context
sysctx | Context of mmsystem
t | Reference to a date object
y | Reference to store the years or NULL
m | Reference to store the months or NULL
d | Reference to store the days or NULL
h | Reference to store the hours or NULL
mi | Reference to store the minutes or NULL
s | Reference to store the seconds or NULL
ms | Reference to store the milliseconds or NULL

Return value
0 if successful or -1 if t is NULL.
Further information
Provided references are set even if the function fails.
Related topics
setdatetime
Module
mmsystem
Parent Topic Published library functions

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