PP_GETVARDATE()

Gets a date type License File variable

Applies to:

Win32, Win64

Syntax-VB:

Declare Function pp_getvardate(ByVal handle As Long, ByVal var_no As Long, ByRef month_hours As Long, ByRef day_minutes As Long, ByRef year_secs As Long) As Long

Syntax-C:

LONG pp_getvardate(LONG handle, LONG var_no, LPLONG month_hours, LPLONG day_minutes, LPLONG year_secs )

Arguments:

<handle> is the handle to the License File given pp_lfopen()

<var_no> determines which variable is being retrieved

<month_hours> returns the month or hours of the variable

<day_minutes> returns the day or minutes of the variable

<year_secs> returns the year or seconds of the variable

Returns:

Refer to pp_errorstr() for a table of possible return codes and their meaning. Typically, PP_SUCCESS [1] is returned and the value of the variable is returned through the parameters <month_hours>, <day_minutes>, and <year_secs>.

Description:

Use this function to obtain the values of the date and time variables stored in the License File. The function pp_lfopen() opens the License File and returns a handle. Then, pp_getvardate() is used to retrieve the date and time values one by one.

Example:

Refer to pp_getvarchar() for an example of the concept of getting variables from the License File.

See Also:

PP_LFOPEN(), PP_GETVARCHAR(), PP_GETVARNUM(), and PP_SETVARDATE()