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SetSystemTime

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Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3

4/8/2010

This function sets the current system time and date. The system time is expressed in UTC.

Syntax

BOOL SetSystemTime(
  const SYSTEMTIME* lpSystemTime
);

Parameters

  • lpSystemTime
    [in] Pointer to a SYSTEMTIME structure that contains the current system date and time.

Return Value

Nonzero indicates success. Zero indicates failure. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Requirements

Header winbase.h
Library coredll.lib
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 1.0 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also

Reference

Time Functions
GetSystemTime
SYSTEMTIME

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