Comparing dates of date and time picker control boxes

I have I have two date and time picker boxes with the same dates in them and when I get the date from them they give different result.

Code:

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SYSTEMTIME st1 = {0}, st2 = {0};

    int r;
    r=SendMessage(hDepart, DTM_GETSYSTEMTIME, 0, (LPARAM)&st1);
    if(r != GDT_VALID) Help("DTM_GETSYSTEMTIME error!");
    r=SendMessage(hReturn, DTM_GETSYSTEMTIME, 0, (LPARAM)&st2);
    if(r != GDT_VALID) Help("DTM_GETSYSTEMTIME error!");

    union timeunion {
        FILETIME fileTime;
        ULARGE_INTEGER ul;
    } ;

    timeunion ft1;
    timeunion ft2;

    SystemTimeToFileTime(&st1, &ft1.fileTime);
    SystemTimeToFileTime(&st2, &ft2.fileTime);

    cout << "time " <<  ft1.ul.QuadPart << endl;
    cout << "time " <<  ft2.ul.QuadPart << endl;

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Why don't they give the same result? I would like to compare them.

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Originally Posted by MasterDucky

I have I have two date and time picker boxes with the same dates in them and when I get the date from them they give different result.
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Why don't they give the same result? I would like to compare them.

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I'm confused. :confused:
Is the result different or the same?
And what is "the result" and what is it supposed to be?

Hi Victor,

I should get the same result because they have the same dates in it.
But I get these two different values:

time 129968818494020000
time 129968818494290000

Thanks for your help!

And what values do they have?

Well, the difference between these two times is 27 ms.
So how did you detect that the times in both datetime controls are equal?

Today's date in this format: 08 / 11 / 2012 thursday

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Originally Posted by MasterDucky

Today's date in this format: 08 / 11 / 2012 thursday

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How did you set it to both controls? And when?

I think it gets set automatically because I only send a DTM_SETFORMAT message when they are created. This is the format I use
LPSTR lpstrDate = "dd / MM / yyy dddd";

Then why do you think they dad to be equal? :confused:
Sur they are set not simultaneously but one after another while the creating the controls!

Just try to set the same datetime values to them using DTM_SETSYSTEMTIME message and see what will happen!

Yes if I set them myself they are the same. :-)

That makes sense, thank you Victor!

You are welcome!