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<div style="font-size:30px">'''NOW()'''</div><br/> | <div style="font-size:30px">'''NOW()'''</div><br/> | ||
| − | + | **NOW(), returns the serial number of the current date and time. | |
| − | NOW(), returns the serial number of the current date and time. | ||
== Description == | == Description == | ||
Revision as of 14:06, 24 August 2018
NOW()
- NOW(), returns the serial number of the current date and time.
Description
NOW()
- 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.
- Numbers to the left of decimal point represent serial number of current date.
- Numbers to the right of decimal point represent serial number of current time.
- This function does not have any arguments.
- TODAY() function can be used to display the serial number of today's date only.
Examples
1) The NOW() function displays the ouput in ZOS as follows -
| Function | Output |
| NOW() | 41724.771261574075 |
2) The NOW() function displays the output in Calci as follows -
=NOW() : Returns the result as Wed Mar 26 2014 19:28:19 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
See Also
References