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Synopsis:
    #include <dos.h>
    void _dos_getdate( struct dosdate_t *date );

    struct dosdate_t {
            unsigned char day;      /* 1-31 */
            unsigned char month;    /* 1-12 */
            unsigned short year;    /* 1980-2099 */
            unsigned char dayofweek;/* 0-6 (0=Sunday) */
    };

Description:
    The _dos_getdate function uses system call 0x2A to get the current
    system date.  The date information is returned in a  dosdate_t structure
    pointed to by date.

Returns:
    The _dos_getdate function has no return value.

See Also:
    _dos_gettime, _dos_setdate, _dos_settime, gmtime Functions, localtime Functions, mktime,
    time

Example:
    #include <stdio.h>
    #include <dos.h>

    void main()
      {
        struct dosdate_t date;
        struct dostime_t time;

        /* Get and display the current date and time */
        _dos_getdate( &date );
        _dos_gettime( &time );
        printf( "The date (MM-DD-YYYY) is: %d-%d-%d\n",
                      date.month, date.day, date.year );
        printf( "The time (HH:MM:SS) is: %.2d:%.2d:%.2d\n",
                      time.hour, time.minute, time.second );
      }

    produces the following:

    The date (MM-DD-YYYY) is: 12-25-1989
    The time (HH:MM:SS) is: 14:23:57

Classification:
    DOS

Systems:
    DOS, Win, OS/2 1.x(all), OS/2 2.x, NT, DOS/PM