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==Purpose==
 
==Purpose==
 
Function to return the current system time in a specified format
 
Function to return the current system time in a specified format

Latest revision as of 12:32, 13 January 2010

Purpose

Function to return the current system time in a specified format


Syntax

TIMEOFDAY([<expN>])


See Also

AMPM(), CTOT(), DATE(), DATETIME(), ELAPTIME(), HOUR(), HOURS(), MINUTE(), MINUTES(), SEC(), SECONDS(), SECS(), SET CLOCK, SET CLOCKRATE, SET SECONDS, SYS(), TIME(), TIMESTAMP(), TSTRING(), TTOC(), TTOD(), VALIDTIME()


Description

The TIMEOFDAY() function returns the current system time as a character string in the following formats.


<expN> Description
Same as TIME() hh:mm:ss
1 MM-DD-YYYY hh:mm:ss:xxx (24hr)
2 hh:mm:ss:xxx (24hr)
3 Seconds since midnight
4 Seconds since TIMEOFDAY() last called
5 YYYYMMDDhh:mm:ss


Example

// hh:mm:ss
> ? timeofday()
14:43:26
//MM-DD-YYYY hh:mm:ss:xxx (24hr)
> ? timeofday(1)
11-06-2009 14:44:33.036
// hh:mm:ss:xxx (24hr)
> ? timeofday(2)
14:44:41.012
//seconds since midnight
> ? timeofday(3)
53088.540
//seconds since TIMEOFDAY() last called
> ? timeofday(4)
5.248
//YYYYMMDDhh:mm:ss
> ? timeofday(5)
2009110614:44:58


Products

Recital, Recital Server