DATE
Returns the current system date as a string
Syntax:
Usage:
result = Date[$]
Return Value:
Returns the current system date, in the format mm-dd-yyyy
Description:
None
Examples:
Print Date ' prints the current date
Differences from QB:
- The QB DATE statement (to set the system date) is now called Setdate.
- The string type suffix "$" is required in the -lang qb dialect.
- The string type suffix "$" is optional in the -lang fblite dialect.
- The string type suffix "$" is ignored in the -lang fb dialect, warn only with the -w suffix compile option (or -w pedantic compile option).
See also:
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