Date
Returns the current system date as a string
Syntax
`
Declare Function Date ( ) As String
`
Usage
`
result = Date[$]
`
Return Value
Returns the current system date, in the format `mm-dd-yyyy`
Description
None
Example
`
Print Date ' prints the current date
`
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`