Manuals/calci/NOW

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

• DATE
• TIME
• TODAY

References

• Date Formats

• List of Main Z Functions

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