[pywin32-bugs] [ pywin32-Bugs-2209864 ] PyTime's .msec method always returns 0

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Bugs item #2209864, was opened at 2008-10-30 16:36
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Category: win32
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Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: David Fraser (davidfraser)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: PyTime's .msec method always returns 0

Initial Comment:
PyTime stores times internally as DATE objects, which support fractional second resolution (since they are just a double number of days).

However the method to retrieve attributes including msec uses the Win32 VariantTimeToSystemTime function to convert the m_time to a SYSTEMTIME.

This function is known not to convert the fractional part of seconds (see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/297463, and http://www.codeproject.com/KB/datetime/SysTimeToVarTimeWMillisec.aspx for some example workaround code).

So although the fractional part is actually stored in the PyTime object, it cannot be retrieved.

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