+ char* result = NULL;
+ char* utf8_str = convert_locale_to_utf8(locale_str);
+
+ if (!utf8_str)
+ gedcom_error(_("The input '%s' is not a valid string for the locale"),
+ locale_str);
+ else
+ result = gom_set_string(data, utf8_str);
+
+ return result;
+}
+
+int update_date(struct date_value** dv, struct tm* tm_ptr)
+{
+ int result;
+ struct date_value* dval = gedcom_new_date_value(NULL);
+ dval->type = DV_NO_MODIFIER;
+ dval->date1.cal = CAL_GREGORIAN;
+ dval->date1.day = tm_ptr->tm_mday;
+ dval->date1.month = tm_ptr->tm_mon + 1;
+ dval->date1.year = tm_ptr->tm_year + 1900;
+ result = gedcom_normalize_date(DI_FROM_NUMBERS, dval);
+
+ if (result == 0) {
+ if (*dv) free(*dv);
+ *dv = dval;
+ }
+ return result;