BASIC DATE and TIME Functions

DATE$

TYPE: plusBASIC System function

FORMAT: DATE$

Action: Returns a string containing the current date.

• The returned string is in the format "YYYYMMDD" (four digit year, two digit month, and two digit day of month).

Examples of DATE$ function:

PRINT DATE$

Prints the current date. PRINT RIGHT$(DATE$,6_ Prints the current date in "YYMMDD" format.

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TIME$

TYPE: plusBASIC System function

FORMAT: TIME$

Action: Returns a string containing the current time.

• The returned string is in the format "HHmmss" (two digit hour in the range 0 - 23, two digit minute, and two digit second).

Examples of DATE$ function:

PRINT TIME$

Prints the current time. PRINT LEFT$(DATE$,4) Prints the current year and month in "YYMM" format.

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DATETIME$

TYPE: plusBASIC System function

FORMAT: DATETIME$

Action: Returns a string containing the current date and time.

• The returned string is in the format "YYYYMMDDHHmmss".
• DATETIME$ is equivalent to DATE$+TIME$

Example of DATETIME$ function:

PRINT DATETIME$

Prints the current date and time.