todaydt#

Purpose#

Returns system date in DT scalar format. The time returned is always midnight (00:00:00), the beginning of the returned day.

Format#

dt = todaydt()#
Returns:

dt (scalar) – system date in DT scalar format.

Remarks#

The DT scalar format is a double precision representation of the date and time. In the DT scalar format, the number:

20120906130525

represents 13:05:25 or 1:05:25 PM on September 6, 2012.

Examples#

// Get today's date in DT scalar format
format /rd 16,0;
dt = todaydt();
print dt;

Example output (run on September 6, 2012):

20120906000000

Source#

time.src

See also

Functions timedt(), timeutc(), dtdate()