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Chapter 2: Routines

dbdatecmp

dbdatecmp

Function

Compare two DBDATETIME values.

Syntax

int dbdatecmp(dbproc, d1, d2)

DBPROCESS    *dbproc;
DBDATETIME   *d1;
DBDATETIME   *d2;

Parameters

dbproc - A pointer to the DBPROCESS structure that provides the connection for a particular front-end/server process. It contains all the information that DB-Library uses to manage communications and data between the front end and the server.

This parameter may be NULL.

d1 - A pointer to a DBDATETIME value.

d2 - A pointer to a DBDATETIME value.

Returns

If d1 = d2, dbdatecmp returns 0.

If d1 < d2, dbdatecmp returns -1.

If d1 > d2, dbdatecmp returns 1.

Comments

• dbdatecmp compares two DBDATETIME values.
• The range of legal DBDATETIME values is from January 1, 1753 to December 31, 9999. DBDATETIME values have a precision of 1/300th of a second (3.33 milliseconds).

See Also

dbdate4cmp, dbmnycmp, dbmny4cmp