using system date calculate last 6 days in c language

[madhu3437]

i am in big problem
Under unix C Language
i want return date format like MM/DD/YYYY
this function should return above format .

using system date calculate last 6 days mean clearly i am explain

today date is :06/09/2008

the function return 06/03/2008

but when we write program automatic return the last 6 days date means 06/03/2008


please help .............

bye
madhu

[gpraghuram]

You should use clock tick to do this.
What code u have written for this?

Raghu

[madhu3437]

using c language (unix)

return should this format mm/dd/yyyy

calculate the last 6 days mean
using system date - 7 days so we get the last 6 days
there is no input here automatically get the return the function of last 6 days date
please help ,......
i want source code for this

please please


thanks
madhu

You should use clock tick to do this.
What code u have written for this?

Raghu

[JosAH]

On your unix/linux/whatever system type in 'man ctime' and read all about it.

kind regards,

Jos

[gpraghuram]

We cant write code for you.
The logic u are asking is to some extent simple.
You should use localtime() and time() functions for this

Raghu

[madhu3437]

i am little bit confusion , code please help,


Regards,
Madhu

We cant write code for you.
The logic u are asking is to some extent simple.
You should use localtime() and time() functions for this

Raghu

[madhu3437]

i tryied below code........... ......

#include <time.h>
#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{

time_t current,c6;

current = time(NULL);
c6 = current - (6 * 3600 *24);
printf("\n Current Time : [%s]", ctime(&current) );
printf("\n 6 Days before : [%s]", ctime(&c6));

return 0;
}

output give the last 6 days date


but using this code write the function and return the last 6 days date..

please help.......
Regards,
Madhu

i am little bit confusion , code please help,


Regards,
Madhu

[JosAH]

but using this code write the function and return the last 6 days date..

please help.......

I'm sorry I don't understand your question. You have working code that produces
the correct output using the correct logic. What exactly do you want? I'm afraid
this is a little English language problem.

kind regards,

Jos

[madhu3437]

#include<stdio. h>
#include<time.h >
char *functionName() ;
int main()
{
printf("\n date - 6 days : [%s]" , functionName()) ;
//Here u will get in full string format then u parce it and use the info what ever required.
}

char *functionName()
{
current = time(NULL);
c6 = current - (29 * 3600 *24);
return ctime(&c6);
}

output is ::::::::::::::
date - 6 days : [Wed Jun 4 17:09:40 2008]


i write the above code it returns the last 6 days date
so output convert into MM/DD/YYYY [06/04/2008]
please help ..............h elp

Regards,
Madhu

I'm sorry I don't understand your question. You have working code that produces
the correct output using the correct logic. What exactly do you want? I'm afraid
this is a little English language problem.

kind regards,

Jos

[JosAH]

I'm sorry, I still don't understand what you want. I've asked the other moderators
to have a peek; maybe one of them can help you out.

kind regards,

Jos

[madhu3437]

please some one help


help........... .....
bye
madhu

I'm sorry, I still don't understand what you want. I've asked the other moderators
to have a peek; maybe one of them can help you out.

kind regards,

Jos

[JosAH]

please some one help


help........... .....
bye
madhu

Ok, I'll try again; what should the function do? i.e. what are the input parameter(s)
supposed to be, what should the function compute and what should it return?
Please don't show us that same code again, try to write the requirements down
in English.

kind regards,

Jos

[NeoPa]

I'm guessing that the OP is simply asking how to format the date in mm/dd/yyyy format (may well be wrong of course).

I would comment that this does seem very much like a homework question. I would warn against providing code and suggest simply instructing on how this is done.

[mac11]

I'm guessing that the OP is simply asking how to format the date in mm/dd/yyyy format (may well be wrong of course).

I would comment that this does seem very much like a homework question. I would warn against providing code and suggest simply instructing on how this is done.

If all you (OP) need to do is change how the date is formatted you might want to look into the strftime function - it's sort of like a sprintf made just for time formatting. Look at your manpages or ask google for documentation.

[MMcCarthy]

I would guess that there is a problem with the system date formula. (e.g.) if you try to get a date 6 days before 06/09/2008 then the user has a problem because it is returning 31/08/2008 I guess instead of 06/03/2008 which is what the user wants. The system is reading the date in dd/mm/yyyy format instead of mm/dd/yyyy format.

Mary