Now

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Now

Returns the current local date and time as a date serial.

Syntax

Declare Function Now ( ) As Double

Description

As the time is the decimal part of a date serial, if the value of Now is saved to an integer, the time in it will be reset to 00:00:00

The compiler will not recognize this function unless vbcompat.bi is included.

Return Value

Returns a date serial containing the system's date and time at execution time.

Remarks

Usage

#include "vbcompat.bi"

result = Now

Differences from QB

• Did not exist in QB. This function appeared in PDS and VBDOS

Examples

#include "vbcompat.bi"

Dim a As Double = Now()

Print Format(a, "yyyy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss")

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Category: Date and Time Functions
Kind: function

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