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GetSystemTimeAsFileTime function

Retrieves the current system date and time. The information is in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) format.

Syntax

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void WINAPI GetSystemTimeAsFileTime(
  _Out_  LPFILETIME lpSystemTimeAsFileTime
);

Parameters

lpSystemTimeAsFileTime [out]

A pointer to a FILETIME structure to receive the current system date and time in UTC format.

Return value

This function does not return a value.

Remarks

Windows Phone 8: This API is supported.

Requirements

Minimum supported client

Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps | Windows Store apps]

Minimum supported server

Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps | Windows Store apps]

Header
Winbase.h (include Windows.h)

Library
Kernel32.lib

DLL
Kernel32.dll

See also

File Times
FILETIME
GetSystemTime
System Time
SYSTEMTIME
SystemTimeToFileTime
Time Functions

 

 

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