| ## utc_mkasctime(3dts) Converts a NULL-terminated character string that represents an absolute timestamp to a binary timestamp Synopsis #include <dce/utc.h> int utc_mkasctime( utc_t *utc, char *string); Parameters Input string A NULL-terminated string that expresses an absolute time. Output utc Resulting binary timestamp. Description The utc_mkasctime( ) routine converts a NULL-terminated string that represents an absolute time to a binary timestamp. Notes The ASCII string must be NULL-terminated. Return Values ~0 Indicates that the routine executed successfully. 1 Indicates an invalid time parameter or invalid results. Examples The following example converts an ASCII time string to its binary equivalent. utc_t utc; char str[UTC_MAX_STR_LEN]; /* July 4, 1776, 12:01:37.223 local time * TDF of -5:00 hours * Inaccuracy of 3600.32 seconds */ (void)strcpy((void *)str, "1776-07-04-12:01:37.223-5:00I3600.32"); utc_mkasctime(&utc, /* Out: Binary utc */ str); /* In: String */ Related Information Functions: utc_ascanytime(3dts) utc_ascgmtime(3dts) utc_asclocaltime(3dts) ##