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mi_lo_stat_ctime()

The mi_lo_stat_ctime() function returns from an LO-status structure the last-change time for a smart large object.

Syntax

Usage

The mi_lo_stat_ctime() function is the LO-status accessor function that returns the last-change time from a set of status information. The last-change time includes changes to meta data (modification of storage characteristics, a change in the number of references) and user data (writes to the smart large object). The resolution of the time that the mi_lo_stat_ctime() function returns is number of seconds since 00:00:00, January 1, 1970.

Important: Before you call mi_lo_stat_ctime(), you must initialize an LO-status structure with the mi_lo_stat() function.

The mi_lo_stat_ctime() function obtains the last-change time from the LO-status structure that LO_stat references.

Return Values

>=0

The number of seconds since January 1, 1970 for the last-change time of the smart large object whose status information is in the LO-status structure that LO_stat references.

MI_ERROR

The function was not successful.

Related Topics

See the description of the following functions: mi_lo_stat(), mi_lo_stat_atime(), mi_lo_stat_cspec(), mi_lo_stat_free(), mi_lo_stat_mtime_sec(), mi_lo_stat_refcnt(), and mi_lo_stat_size().

In Chapter 3, "Handling Smart Large Objects," see "Status Information" for information about the last-change time. See "The LO-Status Structure", and "Obtaining the Status of a Smart Large Object" for information on how to use the mi_lo_stat_ctime() function.




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