From: Russell Hind (rhind_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-03-24 07:07:37
Given that the accuracy of Windows GetLocalTime (and GetSystemTime) is
milliseconds, perhaps a millisec_clock would be better that putting this
in the microsec_clock? It would possibly make more sense
Cheers
Russell
Russell Hind wrote:
> C++Builder doesn't currently support the microsec_clock of date_time
> because of its standard library. Would it be possible to add code to
> get the time using Win32 methods as this gives millisecond times?
> Something like this in microsec_time_clock.hpp seems to work
>
> static time_type local_time()
> {
> #ifdef __BORLANDC__
> SYSTEMTIME lt;
> GetLocalTime(<);
>
> date_type d = date_type(lt.wYear,
> lt.wMonth,
> lt.wDay);
>
> int adjust = resolution_traits_type::res_adjust() / 1000;
> time_duration_type td = time_duration_type(lt.wHour,
> lt.wMinute,
> lt.wSecond,
> lt.wMilliseconds * adjust);
> return time_type(d, td);
> #else
> ....
> #endif
> }
>
> Is this Ok, and would it be of interest to anyone? It could be used for
> all Win32 compilers (if the adjust statement is correct) or are there
> reasons why platform specific code wouldn't be wanted in the library?
>
> We currently log a lot of error information to text files, but
> sub-second times are useful. date_time currently doesn't offer this for
> C++Builder, so that is why we would like something like this added.
>
> Cheers
>
> Russell
>
>
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