8.37 CTIME — Convert a time into a string

Description:

CTIME(T,S) converts T, a system time value, such as returned by TIME8(), to a string of the form `Sat Aug 19 18:13:14 1995', and returns that string into S.

If CTIME is invoked as a function, it can not be invoked as a subroutine, and vice versa.

T is an INTENT(IN) INTEGER(KIND=8) variable. S is an INTENT(OUT) CHARACTER variable.

Option:

gnu

Class:

subroutine

Syntax:

CALL CTIME(T,S).

S = CTIME(T), (not recommended).

Arguments:

S	The type shall be of type CHARACTER.
T	The type shall be of type INTEGER(KIND=8).

Return value:

The converted date and time as a string.

Example:

          program test_ctime
              integer(8) :: i
              character(len=30) :: date
              i = time8()
          
              ! Do something, main part of the program
          
              call ctime(i,date)
              print *, 'Program was started on ', date
          end program test_ctime