VMS Help System Services, $GETTIM  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

    Returns the current system time in a 64-bit format.

    On Alpha systems, this service accepts 64-bit addresses.

    Format

      SYS$GETTIM  timadr

    C Prototype

      int sys$gettim  (struct _generic_64 *timadr);

1 - Argument

 timadr

    OpenVMS usage:date_time
    type:         quadword (unsigned)
    access:       write only
    mechanism:    by 32- or 64-bit reference (Alpha)
    mechanism:    by 32-bit reference (VAX)
    The 32- or 64-bit address (on Alpha systems) or the 32-bit
    address (on VAX systems) of a quadword to receive the current
    time in 64-bit format.