HELPLIB.HLB  —  DECdts  utc_mkascreltime
    Converts a null-terminated character string that represents a
    relative timestamp to a binary timestamp.

    Format

      #include <utc.h>

      int utc_mkascreltime(*utc, *string)

         utc_t *utc;
         char *string;

1  –  Parameters

    Input

 string

    A null-terminated string that expresses a relative timestamp in
    its ISO format.

    Output

 utc

    Resulting binary timestamp.

2  –  Description

    The Make ASCII Relative Time routine converts a null-terminated
    string, which represents a relative timestamp, to a binary
    timestamp.

3  –  Notes

    The ASCII string must be null-terminated.

4  –  Returns

     0   Indicates that the routine executed successfully.
    -1   Indicates an invalid time parameter or invalid results.

5  –  Example

    The following example converts an ASCII relative time string to
    its binary equivalent.

    utc_t      utc;
    char       str[UTC_MAX_STR_LEN];

    /*
     * Relative time of 333 days, 12 hours, 1 minute, 37.223 seconds
     * Inaccuracy of 50.22 sec. in the format: -333-12:01:37.223I50.22
     */

    (void)strcpy((void *)str,
                 "-333-12:01:37.223I50.22");

    utc_mkascreltime(&utc,   /* Out: Binary utc               */
                     str);   /* In:  String                   */

6  –  Related Functions

    utc_ascreltime
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