trouble with mktime

[rtnMichael]

can someone help me out here, I am having trouble seeing what's wrong with this code. the first portion works, but the second doesn't like how I did the tm structure fill (I assume).

*************************first portion********************
struct tm file_tm = {30,40,3,15,2,73};
struct tm *file_time;
time_t TheTime;

if( (TheTime = mktime(&file_tm) ) != -1 )
printf(&quot;<%s>\n&quot; , asctime(&file_tm) );

file_time = localtime(&TheTime);

printf(&quot;%s\n&quot;, asctime(file_time));


************************second portion*******************
struct tm *file_time;
struct tm file_tm;
time_t TheTime;

if((sscanf(target->hdr.time,&quot;%2d%2d%1d&quot;, &file_tm.tm_hour, &file_tm.tm_min, &tenth) != 3) ||
(sscanf(target->hdr.date,&quot;%2d%2d%2d&quot;, &file_tm.tm_mon, &file_tm.tm_mday, &file_tm.tm_year) != 3))
return(&quot;Unknown&quot;

file_tm.tm_sec = tenth * 6;
file_tm.tm_year += (file_tm.tm_year < 70 ) ? 2000 : 1900;

///////Here's where it gives me the problem, it returns -1
if((TheTime = mktime(&file_tm)) != -1 )
printf(&quot;<%s>\n&quot; , asctime(&file_tm) );

file_time = localtime(&TheTime);

printf(&quot;%s\n&quot;, asctime(file_time));


Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Michael

 

[Rahulc]

Hi:

The solution to your problem is to change the line which reads

file_tm.tm_year += (file_tm.tm_year < 70 ) ? 2000 : 1900;

to the following:

file_tm.tm_year += (file_tm.tm_year < 70 ) ? 100 : 0;


Remember that time_t structure needs the year as: (current year minus 1900)

Hope this helps.

-- Rahul

 

[rtnMichael]

yup, it did the trick...stupid me forgot to convert.

Thanks
Michael