C++

Get Current Date/Time from NIST Time Server

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Demonstrates using Chilkat Socket to connect to an NIST time server and (using the old Time Protocol (RFC 868)), will read the current GMT time.

Note: This is not necessarily the very best means for getting the current date/time. The most commonly used time protocol is the Network Time Protocol (RFC-1305).

C++

#include <CkSocket.h>
#include <CkDateTime.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkSocket socket;

    // Connect to an NIST time server and read the current date/time
    int maxWaitMs = 4000;
    bool useTls = false;
    success = socket.Connect("time-c.nist.gov",37,useTls,maxWaitMs);
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << socket.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // The time server will send a big-endian 32-bit integer representing
    // the number of seconds since since 00:00 (midnight) 1 January 1900 GMT.
    // The ReceiveInt32 method will receive a 4-byte integer, but returns
    // true or false to indicate success.  If successful, the integer
    // is obtained via the ReceivedInt property.
    bool bigEndian = true;
    success = socket.ReceiveInt32(bigEndian);
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << socket.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    CkDateTime dt;
    dt.SetFromNtpTime(socket.get_ReceivedInt());

    // Show the current local date/time
    bool bLocalTime = true;
    std::cout << "Current local date/time: " << dt.getAsRfc822(bLocalTime) << "\r\n";

    maxWaitMs = 10;
    socket.Close(maxWaitMs);
    }