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NOW() displays the serial number of current date and time.
  
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== Description ==
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*Dates are stored in the form of sequential numbers as to be used in calculations. e.g. January 1, 1900 is stored as serial number 1 and so on.
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*Numbers to the left of decimal point represent serial number of current date.
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*Numbers to the right of decimal point represent serial number of current time.
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*This function does not have any arguments.
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*TODAY() function can be used to display the serial number of today's date only.
  
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== Examples ==
  
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*[[Manuals/calci/DATE | DATE]]
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Date_formats Date Formats]
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Revision as of 15:59, 24 March 2014

NOW()

NOW() displays the serial number of current date and time.

Description

NOW()

  • Dates are stored in the form of sequential numbers as to 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

Function Output
NOW() 41722.70444444445

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See Also

References