date

Returns a sortable date string of the form "YYYYMMDD".

Syntax

result = date ( [ ansiTime ] ) ;

Arguments

int ansiTime (optional)

• With no arguments, datetime returns the current time. When an argument is specified, it is the ansitime, which is defined as the
• number of seconds since the Epoch (Jan 1, 1970).

Return Value

str result

• YYYYMMDD

  From Jan 01, 1970 through Jan 18, 2038.

  The STATUS variable is set to $ACKNOWLEDGE

Exceptions

%ARGUMENT : Invalid arguments. Usage: result = date ( [ ansiTime ] ) ;

%BOUNDS : Invalid ansi time value.

Description

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Examples

To execute the example below, press or modify the example to try different variations. put date ; put time; put datetime ; put datetime timestamp ; put datetime 0 ; put datetime parsedate "20010101:000000 PST" ; put datetime parsedate "20010101:000000" ;

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