nlfmtcustdate(3X)
NAME
nlfmtcustdate() − format an MPE packed date using a custom date
SYNOPSIS
#include <portnls.h>
void nlfmtcustdate(
unsigned short int date,
char *outstr,
short int langid,
unsigned short int err[2]
);
DESCRIPTION
nlfmtcustdate() converts the packed date format to the language-dependent custom date as specified in the language definition file. A custom date has an abbreviated format such as 10/21/87 or 87.10.21.
Arguments to nlfmtcustdate() are used as follows:
date An unsigned short containing the date in the packed date format:
| Bits | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
| _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| Year of Century | Day of Year | |||
| _ | _ | _ | _ | |
outstr A 13-byte buffer in which the formatted date is returned.
langid A short integer of the language whose custom date specification is to be used for the format.
err The first element of this array contains the error number. The second element is always zero. If the call is successful, both elements contain zero.
Error # Meaning
2 Specified language is not configured.
3 Invalid date format.
WARNINGS
This routine is provided for compatibility with MPE, a proprietary HP operating system. See portnls(5) for more information on the use of this routine. Use the Native Language Support routines for C programmers described by hpnls(5) for HP-UX NLS support.
AUTHOR
nlfmtcustdate() was developed by HP.
SEE ALSO
calendar(3X), nlconvcustdate(3X), portnls(5).
EXTERNAL INFLUENCES
International Code Set Support
Single- and multi-byte character code sets are supported.
Hewlett-Packard Company — HP-UX Release 9.0: August 1992