Date Time format | GameDev.net

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Sep 6, 2003 at 3:20 PM

I know that the hex number 3F5A14C1h if the same as the date time format 06/09/2003 17:09:21. Does anyone know how to calculate a date time format from a hex number?

JohnBolton

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JohnBolton

Sep 6, 2003 at 5:11 PM

There are many many many different functions that convert a binary time to a readable format. The one to use depends on the language, the OS, and other things.

I''m sure that you will find an answer if you look in documentation related to the method that you used to find the current time.

emilbbb

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emilbbb

Sep 6, 2003 at 5:23 PM

I found the answer.
The hex number 3F5A14C1h is a time_t(long) variable and it holds the seconds that have elapsed from 01/01/1970 00:00:00.
So I just added 1062868161 seconds to 01/01/1970 00:00:00 and then it worked.

C-Junkie

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C-Junkie

Sep 6, 2003 at 6:14 PM

FYI, this is known as unix time format.

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