32-bit-windows-time-date-formats.md

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32-Bit Windows time/date formats

The file time and the date are stored individually, using unsigned integers as bit fields. File time and date are packed as follows:

Time

Bit position:	0 1 2 3 4	5 6 7 8 9 A	B C D E F
Length:	5	6	5
Contents:	hours	minutes	2-second increments
Value Range:	0-23	0-59	0-29 in 2-second intervals

Date

Bit position:	0 1 2 3 4 5 6	7 8 9 A	B C D E F
Length:	7	4	5
Contents:	year	month	day
Value Range:	0-119	1-12	1-31
	(relative to 1980)

See also

Global constants