C/Visual C - Pasar código C a C++

#include <stdio.h>

void main()

{

    char* date1 = "9\\12\\2012";

    char* date2 = "6\\11\\2013";

    int day1,month1,year1;

    int day2,month2,year2;

    sscanf(date1,"%d\\%d\\%d",&day1,&month1,&year1); //reads the numbers

    sscanf(date2,"%d\\%d\\%d",&day2,&month2,&year2); //from the string

    if (year1<year2 || month1<month2 || day1<day2) //compares 2 dates

    {

        printf("date1 < date2\n");

    }

    else

    {

        printf("date1 >= date2\n");

    }

    char newdate[15];

    sprintf(newdate,"%d\\%d\\%d",13,2,1998); //make a date string from numbers

    printf("%s\n",newdate);

}