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PSX_CTIME - Convert the calendar time to a character string

Description:
Convert the number of ticks since the beginning of the calendar (the value returned by PSX_TIME) to a character string.

Invocation:
CALL PSX_CTIME( NTICKS, STRING, STATUS )

Arguments:

NTICKS = INTEGER (Given)
The number of ticks since the start of the calendar.
STRING = CHARACTER * ( * ) (Returned)
The character string representation of the time.
STATUS = INTEGER (Given)
The global status.

Examples:

CALL PSX_TIME( NTICKS, STATUS )
CALL PSX_CTIME( NTICKS, STRING, STATUS )
PRINT *,'The time is ',STRING
Prints the current time as something like:
"Wed Apr 17 09:01:04 1991" (without the quotes).

Notes:

External Routines Used
cnf: cnfExprt

References

Copyright
Copyright (C) 1991 Science & Engineering Research Council


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PSX POSIX interface routines
Starlink User Note 121
P M Allan
A J Chipperfield
10 April 2003
E-mail:ussc@star.rl.ac.uk

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