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Simple variant of sfi_time_from_string_err().

time_string: string containing human readable date and time RETURNS: parsed time in micro seconds or 0 on error

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Parse date and time from a string of characters and indicate possible errors. Several attempts are made to reconstruct a valid date and time despite possible errors. However, if all attempts fail, the returned time is 0. The time returned is UTC, refer to sfi_time_from_utc() in order to retrieve the local standard time.

time_string: string containing human readable date and time error_p: location for newly allocated string containing conversion errors RETURNS: parsed time in micro seconds, may be 0 on error

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Convert the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) ustime into local standard time. This function is MT-safe and may be called from any thread.

ustime: UTC relative time in micro seconds RETURNS: local standard time in micro seconds

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Get the current system time in micro seconds. Subsequent calls to this function do not necessarily return greater values. In fact, a second call may return a value smaller than the first call under certain system conditions. The time returned is UTC, refer to sfi_time_from_utc() in order to retrieve the local standard time. This function is MT-safe and may be called from any thread.

RETURNS: Current system time in micro seconds

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Retrieve the time ustime in human readable form. Within the rnage of date and time formats parsable by sfi_time_from_string(), the nicest display is selected according to the current locale and other user settings. By means of the elements argument, various elemtns of a full date string can be selected:

• H - display hours
• M - display minutes
• S - display seconds
• d - display day
• m - display month
• y - display year

The returned time string describes UTC time and thus contains no time zone or UTC offset information.

ustime: time in micro seconds elements: string identifying time elements RETURNS: newly allocated string

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Retrieve the time ustime in human readable form. The returned time string describes UTC time and thus contains no time zone or UTC offset information.

ustime: time in micro seconds RETURNS: newly allocated string

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Convert the local standard time ustime into Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). This function is MT-safe and may be called from any thread.

ustime: local standard time in micro seconds RETURNS: UTC relative time in micro seconds

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