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+include <time.h>
+include	"ms.h"
+
+# HISTORY - Add a dated comment string to the MULTISPEC database.
+
+procedure history (ms, comment)
+
+pointer	ms
+char	comment[ARB]
+
+char	time_string[SZ_TIME]
+
+long	clktime()
+
+begin
+	# Get the clock time and convert to a date string.
+	call cnvdate (clktime(0), time_string, SZ_TIME)
+
+	# Append the following to the comment block:
+	# (date string)(: )(comment string)(newline)
+
+	call strcat (time_string, COMMENT(ms,1), SZ_MS_COMMENTS)
+	call strcat (": ", COMMENT(ms,1), SZ_MS_COMMENTS)
+	call strcat (comment, COMMENT(ms,1), SZ_MS_COMMENTS)
+	call strcat ("\n", COMMENT(ms,1), SZ_MS_COMMENTS)
+
+	# Write the updated comment block to the database.
+	call mspcomments (ms)
+end