Description:
Convert the number of
ticks since the beginning of the calendar (the value returned by
PSX_TIME) to a character string.
Invocation
CALL PSX_CTIME( NTICKS, STRING, STATUS )
Arguments
NTICKS = INTEGER
(Given)
The number of ticks since the start of the calendar.
STRING = CHARACTER
(
)
(Returned)
The character string representation of the time.
STATUS = INTEGER (Given)
The
global status.
Examples:
CALL PSX_TIME( NTICKS, STATUS )
CALL PSX_CTIME( NTICKS, STRING, STATUS )
PRINT ,’The
time is ’,STRING
Prints the current time as something like:
"Wed Apr 17 09:01:04 1991" (without the quotes). Notes:
-
The C string returned by the POSIX function ctime contains a new line character. This is removed
before being passed back to the FORTRAN routine.
-
The actual argument corresponding to STRING should be at least 24 characters long.
External Routines Used
cnf: cnfExprt
References
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POSIX standard (1988), section 8.1
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ANSI C standard (1989), section 4.12.3.2
Copyright
Copyright (C) 1991 Science & Engineering
Research Council
Copyright © 2000 Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils, 2006 Particle Physics
and Astronomy Research Council