DATETOA C-3





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NAME


datetoa - convert DATE to ASCII

SYNOPSIS


#include 

char *datetoa (d)
DATE d;

DESCRIPTION


Datetoa converts the DATE value d to its ASCII string
representation and returns a pointer to that string. The format
returned by getfdate(C-3) provides the format to convert the DATE
value.

The DATE value parameter represents the number of days beginning
with January 1, 1800. January 1, 1800 has a DATE value of 1. If
the date is in the twentieth century, a two digit string replaces
yy in the format. Otherwise, a four digit string always replaces
yy or yyyy in the format.

SEE ALSO


getfdate(C-3), fdatetoa(C-3), atodate(C-3)
C/Base Reference Manual Chapter 13, "Formatting Data Values"

DIAGNOSTICS

If the parameter d is less than or equal to zero, or if the
system format string is invalid, a pointer to an empty string is
returned.

NOTES


The return value points to static data whose contents are
overwritten with every call.