Manuals/calci/TODAY
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TODAY()
TODAY() displays the serial number of current date.
Description
TODAY()
- Dates are stored in the form of sequential numbers so that they can be used in calculations. e.g. January 1, 1900 is stored as serial number 1 and so on.
- Output value represents the serial number of current date.
- This function does not have any arguments.
- NOW() function can be used to display the serial numbers of current date and time.
Examples
1) The output for TODAY() in ZOS is returned as below -
| Function | Output |
| TODAY() | 41722 |
| DAY(TODAY()) | 25 |
| MONTH(TODAY()) | 3 |
| YEAR(TODAY()) | 2014 |
2) The output for TODAY() in Calci is returned as below -
=TODAY() : Displays Tue Mar 25 2014 01:00:00 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
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