getdate() and setdate() function in C with Examples

setdate() Method:

getdate() function is defined in dos.h header file. This function fills the date structure *dt with the system's current date. Syntax

struct date dt;
getdate(&dt);

Parameter: This function accepts a single parameter dt which is the object of structure date. 

Return Value: This method does not return anything. It just gets the system date and sets it in the specified structure. 

Note: The <dos.h> header file used in this tutorial works only on dos-based systems and will not work on Linux-based systems.

Program 1: Implementation of getdate() function 

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setdate() Method:

setdate() function is defined in dos.h header file. This function sets the system date to the date in *dt. Syntax

struct date dt;
setdate(&dt)

Parameter: This function accepts a single parameter dt which is the object of structure date that has to be set as the system date. Return Value: This method do not returns anything. It just sets the system date as specified. Program 1: Implementation of setdate() function 

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Note: These programs are run in TurboC/C++ compiler