Call Descriptions

Function calls associated with Date and Time Services include:

• m_dtinfo Fills in the current system-wide values for time and date display formats.
• m_getdtm Returns the system time.
• m_get_sw Identifies how long an application has been on, and other information.
• m_get_timer Identifies how long the timer has been on, and other information.
• m_keybez Checks for built-in international keyboard support.
• m_nalarm Queues an alarm.
• m_nfalarm Finds a matching alarm of the specified type.
• m_parse_date Parses a string according to rule, filling in the day, date, week, and year fields. .
• m_parse_time Parses a string according to rule, filling in the hour, minute, second, and hundredth fields.
• m_posttime retrieves the current time and writes it to the display in the standard location.
• m_setdtm Sets the system time.
• m_start_sw Saves the starting time for an application and sets the system manager stopwatch flag to on.
• m_start_timer Saves the starting time for the timer and sets the system manager timer flag to on.
• m_stop_sw Saves the current elapsed time for an application and sets the stopwatch flag to off.
• m_stop_timer Saves the current elapsed time for the timer and sets the timer flag to off.
• m_tell_anytime Formats the current date/time stamp.
• m_telltime Displays the current date/time stamp.
• m_xalarm Kills all of a specified type of alarm.