dtcvasc()

Converts an ASCII-standard character string to a datetime value.

Syntax

mint dtcvasc(char *str, dtime_t *d);

str is a pointer to the buffer that contains the ASCII-standard datetime string.
d is a pointer to a datetime variable, initialized with the qualifier that you want the datetime value to have.

Table 1. Return codes
Code	Description
0	The conversion was successful.
<0	The conversion failed.
-1260	It is not possible to convert between the specified types.
-1261	Too many digits in the first field of datetime or interval.
-1262	Non-numeric character in datetime or interval.
-1263	A field in a datetime or interval value is out of range or incorrect.
-1264	Extra characters exist at the end of a datetime or interval.
-1265	Overflow occurred on a datetime or interval operation.
-1266	A datetime or interval value is incompatible with the operation.
-1267	The result of a datetime computation is out of range.
-1268	A parameter contains an invalid datetime qualifier.