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=NOW() : Returns the result as '''Wed Mar 26 2014 19:28:19 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)''' | =NOW() : Returns the result as '''Wed Mar 26 2014 19:28:19 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)''' | ||
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| + | {{#ev:youtube|v=pTsu5Gyxl8A|280|center|Now}} | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Date_formats Date Formats] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Date_formats Date Formats] | ||
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| + | *[[Z_API_Functions | List of Main Z Functions]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:38, 25 March 2019
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)
Related Videos
See Also
References