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SYSTEM-DATE

FUNCTION

This Script-IV variable returns the system date in the format defined in the Installation Record.

SYNTAX

SYSTEM-DATE

NOTES

  • SYSTEM-DATE is updated automatically, while TERMINAL-DATE, which is independently defined with the SET command, is not.
  • The variable SYSTEM-DATE returns the date in the format “DD/MM/YY”, “MM/DD/YY”, or “YY/MM/DD”, depending on the format defined in the Installation Record. DD specifies the day, MM specifies the month, and YY specifies the year.

EXAMPLES

PRINT @(0,0), "Date: ", SYSTEM-DATE, @(0,1), "Time: ", SYSTEM-TIME

SEE ALSO

SET, TERMINAL-DATE in Script-IV Language, the DAY variable in the Thoroughbred Basic Language Reference

From the Script-IV Language Reference, version 8.9.1. Open this page in the PDF