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4/8/2010

This function converts a time and date converted from variant format to MS-DOS format.

Syntax 

HRESULT VarUdateFromDate(
  DATE* 
dateIn, 
  unsigned long 
dwFlags, 
  UDATE* 
pudateOut 
);

Parameters

dateIn

[in] Packed date.

dwFlags

[in] Set for alternative calendars such as Hijri, Polish, and Russian.

pudateOut

[out] Unpacked date.

Return Value

Returns the HRESULT values shown in the following table.

Value Description

S_OK

Success.

DISP_E_BADVARTYPE

The input parameter is not a valid type of variant.

DISP_E_OVERFLOW

The data pointed to by the output parameter does not fit in the destination type.

DISP_E_TYPEMISMATCH

The argument could not be coerced to the specified type.

E_INVALIDARG

An argument is invalid.

E_OUTOFMEMORY

Memory could not be allocated for the conversion.

Remarks

Passing invalid (and under some circumstances NULL) pointers to this function causes an unexpected termination of the application.

Requirements

Header oleauto.h
Library oleaut32.lib
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 2.0 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also