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== Examples == | == Examples == | ||
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| + | =NOW() : Returns the result as '''Wed Mar 26 2014 19:28:19 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)''' | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
Revision as of 17:30, 26 March 2014
NOW()
NOW() displays the serial number of 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)