Applies to: desktop apps only

Converts a file time to MS-DOS date and time values.

Syntax

BOOL WINAPI FileTimeToDosDateTime(
  __in   const FILETIME *lpFileTime,
  __out  LPWORD lpFatDate,
  __out  LPWORD lpFatTime
);

Parameters

lpFileTime [in]

A pointer to a FILETIME structure containing the file time to convert to MS-DOS date and time format.

lpFatDate [out]

A pointer to a variable to receive the MS-DOS date. The date is a packed value with the following format.

Bits	Description
0–4	Day of the month (1–31)
5–8	Month (1 = January, 2 = February, etc.)
9-15	Year offset from 1980 (add 1980 to get actual year)

 

lpFatTime [out]

A pointer to a variable to receive the MS-DOS time. The time is a packed value with the following format.

Bits	Description
0–4	Second divided by 2
5–10	Minute (0–59)
11–15	Hour (0–23 on a 24-hour clock)

 

Return value

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

The MS-DOS date format can represent only dates between 1/1/1980 and 12/31/2107; this conversion fails if the input file time is outside this range.

Requirements

See also

DosDateTimeToFileTime

FileTimeToSystemTime

SystemTimeToFileTime

Time Functions

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Build date: 3/6/2012