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36 <topic id=
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37 <title id=
"tit" xml-lang=
"en-US">Now Function [Runtime]
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38 <filename>/text/sbasic/shared/
03030203.xhp
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41 <created date=
"2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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42 <lastedited date=
"2004-08-24T13:44:47">converted from old format - fpe
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47 <bookmark xml-lang=
"en-US" branch=
"index" id=
"bm_id3149416"><bookmark_value>Now function
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49 <paragraph role=
"heading" id=
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"U" oldref=
"1"><link href=
"text/sbasic/shared/03030203.xhp" name=
"Now Function [Runtime]">Now Function [Runtime]
</link></paragraph>
50 <paragraph role=
"paragraph" id=
"par_id3149670" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"2">Returns the current system date and time as a
<emph>Date
</emph> value.
</paragraph>
52 <paragraph role=
"heading" id=
"hd_id3149456" xml-lang=
"en-US" level=
"2" l10n=
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"3">Syntax:
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53 <paragraph role=
"paragraph" id=
"par_id3149655" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"4">Now
</paragraph>
54 <paragraph role=
"heading" id=
"hd_id3154366" xml-lang=
"en-US" level=
"2" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"5">Return value:
</paragraph>
55 <paragraph role=
"paragraph" id=
"par_id3154909" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"6">Date
</paragraph>
56 <paragraph role=
"heading" id=
"hd_id3147229" xml-lang=
"en-US" level=
"2" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"7">Example:
</paragraph>
57 <paragraph role=
"paragraph" id=
"par_id3145172" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"8">Sub ExampleNow
</paragraph>
58 <paragraph role=
"paragraph" id=
"par_id3150870" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"9">msgbox
"It is now " & Now
</paragraph>
59 <paragraph role=
"paragraph" id=
"par_id3145787" xml-lang=
"en-US" l10n=
"U" oldref=
"10">End sub
</paragraph>