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fptime

Return the current unix time

Declaration

Source position: line 0

function FpTime(

  var tloc: TTime

):TTime;

function fptime: time_t;

Description

FpTime returns the number of seconds since 00:00:00 GMT, january 1, 1970. it is adjusted to the local time zone, but not to DST. The result is also stored in tloc, if it is specified.

Errors

On error, -1 is returned. Extended error information can be retrieved using fpGetErrno.

Example

Program Example1;

{ Program to demonstrate the fptime function. }

Uses baseunix;

begin
  Write ('Secs past the start of the Epoch (00:00 1/1/1980) : ');
  Writeln (fptime);
end.
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