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CStr DateCString(secs, fmt);

Purpose

Returns a pointer to a string representing the date corresponding to secs seconds after 12:00 a.m., Friday, January 1, 1904, Universal Time. Date formats vary with your system configuration.

Note  This function was formerly called DateString.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
secs	uInt32	Seconds since 12:00 a.m., Friday, January 1, 1904, Universal Time.
fmt	int32	Indicates the format of the returned date string, using the following values: 0—Short date format, mm/dd/yy, where mm is a number between 1 and 12 representing the current month, dd is the current day of the month (1 through 31), and yy is the last two digits of the corresponding year. For example, 12/31/92. 1—Long date format, dayName, MonthName, DayOfMonth, LongYear. For example, Thursday, December 31,1992. 2—Abbreviated date format, AbbrevDayName, AbbrevMonthName, DayOfMonth, LongYear. For example, Thu, Dec 31,1992.

Return Value

The date as a C string.