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WBEMTime::WBEMTime(constBSTR) method (wbemtime.h)

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[The WBEMTime class is part of the WMI Provider Framework which is now considered in final state, and no further development, enhancements, or updates will be available for non-security related issues affecting these libraries. The MI APIs should be used for all new development.]

The WBEMTime class constructor overload method takes a BSTR parameter.

Syntax

void WBEMTime(
  const BSTR bstrDMTFFormat
);

Parameters

bstrDMTFFormat

BSTR in Date and Time Format. The BSTR is converted to GMT.

Now when you use WBEMTime::GetDMTF to retrieve it you have only two choices:

  • Get as Local Time
  • Get as GMT
At this point, the actual offset used in the BSTR to build the WBEMTime object has been lost.

Return value

None

Remarks

If you use the WBEMTime( BSTR bstrDMTFFormat) form of the constructor, you can only retrieve the time in one of these ways:

  • Get as Local Time
  • Get as GMT
The actual offset used in the BSTR to build the WBEMTime object has been lost.

Should an "*" appear in any location in the inbound datetime string bstrDMTFFormat, the * is replaced on a positional basis with the default datetime string "16010101000000.000000+000".

The microsecond separator "." and UTC offset sign "+/-" must be present in the correct locations. "* "in these locations constitutes an error. All other positions are replaced by the default element if "*" is detected in the corresponding location. Invalid character symbols are not allowed.

Example: "1979**********.000000+000" appears as "197910101000000.000000+000".

"1979**********.000000+01" converts to "197910101000000.000000+001". Note the "" in the UTC offset changes to 0 in the second position. On reading this datetime field the resulting UTC of 001 impacts the minute field to yield "197910100000000.000000+000".

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows Vista
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2008
Target Platform Windows
Header wbemtime.h
DLL FrameDynOS.dll; FrameDyn.dll