DATE

• Source: https://www.freebasic.net/wiki/wikka.php?wakka=KeyPgDate
• Last revised: 2020-09-12

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Returns the current system date as a string

Syntax

` declare function Date ( ) as string

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Usage

` result = Date[$]

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Return Value

Returns the current system date, in the format mm-dd-yyyy

Description

None

Examples

start GeSHi

Print Date ' prints the current date

end GeSHi

Differences from QB

• The QB DATE statement (to set the system date) is now called Setdate.
• The string type suffix "$" is required in the -lang qb dialect.
• The string type suffix "$" is optional in the -lang fblite dialect.
• The string type suffix "$" is ignored in the -lang fb dialect, warn only with the -w suffix compile option (or -w pedantic compile option).

See also

• Setdate
• Time
• Timer

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