Time Functions (Compact 2013)

3/28/2014

The following tables show the time functions with a description of the purpose of each.

Functions	Description
CeGetRawTime	Reads the real-time clock (RTC) and offsets it with the value that is calculated on every time change.
CeGetRawTimeOffset	Reads the current raw time offset to calculate the monotonically increasing time.
CompareFileTime	Compares two 64-bit file times.
FileTimeToLocalFileTime	Converts a file time based on the Universal Time Coordinate (UTC) to a local file time.
FileTimeToSystemTime	Converts a 64-bit file time to system time format.
GetCurrentFT	Returns a system time converted to a FILETIME based on the Coordinated Universal Time.
GetFileTime	Retrieves the date and time that a file was created, last accessed, and last modified.
GetIdleTime	Returns the amount of time, in milliseconds, that the master processor has been idle.
GetLocalTime	Retrieves the current local date and time.
GetSystemTime	Retrieves the current system date and time.
GetSystemTimeAsFileTime	Retrieves the current system date and time in UTC format.
GetTickCount	For Release configurations, this function returns the number of milliseconds since boot, excluding any time that the system was suspended. For Debug configurations, this function returns the number of milliseconds since boot minus 180 seconds.
GetTimeZoneInformation	Retrieves current time-zone information.
GetTimeZoneInformationID	Retrieves the current time zone Id.
GetTimeZoneList	Retrieves a valid time zone entry list.
LocalFileTimeToFileTime	Converts a local file time to a file time based on the UTC.
QueryPerformanceCounter	Retrieves the current value of the high-resolution performance counter, if one is provided by the OEM.
QueryPerformanceFrequency	Retrieves the frequency of the high-resolution performance counter, if one is provided by the OEM.
Random	Generates a random number.
SetDaylightTime	Sets the current state of daylight saving time. This function has been deprecated.
SetFileTime	Sets the date and time that a file was created, last accessed, or last modified.
SetLocalTime	Sets the current local time and date.
SetSystemTime	Sets the current system time and date.
SetTimeZoneBias	Sets the bias for local time and daylight time.
SetTimeZoneInformation	Sets current time zone information.
SetTimeZoneInformationByID	Sets the current time zone properties using the information from the specified time zone.
SystemTimeToFileTime	Converts a system time to a file time.

See Also

Reference

Time Reference

Other Resources

Timer Driver Reference