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From: dmitry@elros.cbb-automation.de (Dmitry A. Kazakov)
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Subject: Re: FILETIME <-> Ada.Real_Time.Time conversions
Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2001 18:02:07 GMT
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On Fri, 21 Dec 2001 16:18:06 GMT, "Steve Doiel"
<nospam_steved94@attbi.com> wrote:

>> >You can determine the Real_Time.Time value for your epoch using
>> >Ada.Calendar.Time_Of.  I'll call this real_time_epoch.
>>
>> How do I convert Ada.Calendar.Time to Ada.Real_Time.Time?
>
>In LRM D.8.18 (Ada.Real_Time) the definition of the type Time refers to 9.6
>(Ada.Calendar).
>
>I'm not sure whether this means that values of the two Time values
>correlate, but the first time I read the clause I thought it did.  I know
>you cannot directly convert from one to the other, but you may be able to
>use Unchecked_Conversion.

Wow! It really works at least with GNAT. What a wonderful idea. Many
thanks!

The last problem is that Ada.Calendar.Time is a political time, so I
must somehow get rid of time zone.

>Perhaps a language lawyer could provide a better answer here?

Actually the issue belongs rather to the Annex E than to D, but I
found no word there.

Regards,
Dmitry Kazakov