Now (Function)

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Functions for managing dates and times

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Now (Function)

In french: Maintenant

Used to:

Return or modify the system time (current time defined for the current computer).
Versions 19 and later
Initialize some Date, Time or DateTime elements of WLanguage.
New in version 19
Initialize some Date, Time or DateTime elements of WLanguage.
Initialize some Date, Time or DateTime elements of WLanguage.

Remarks: When managing the system time, this function is identical to TimeSys.

Versions 16 and later

This function is now available for Windows Phone applications.

New in version 16

This function is now available for Windows Phone applications.

Versions 18 and later

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

New in version 18

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

Versions 21 and later

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

New in version 21

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

Example

Res = Now() // Res = "15332105"
Res = TimeToString(Now()) // Res = "15:33:21:05"
CurrentTime = Left(Now(), 4) // CurrentTime = "1533"

// Display the current time in the CurrentTime control

// -- Initialization code of a window/page
// Call the "Clock" procedure every second
TimerSys("Clock", 100, 1)

// -- Clock procedure
PROCÉDURE Clock()
CurrentTime = TimeToString(Now())

// Changes the system time and displays the new time
Now("17280000")
Info(Now())

Syntax

Finding out the system time Hide the details

<Result> = Now()

<Result>: Character string or Time variable

System time in HHMMSSCC format (HH corresponds to the hours, MM to the minutes, SS to the seconds and CC to the hundredths of a second).

Finding out the system time and initializing a WLanguage element with the system time Hide the details

<Element> = Now()

<Element>: Character string or type corresponding to the element

The function result adapts according to the use that is made. Element to initialize. This element can correspond to:
a character string. It will contain the system time in HHMMSSCC fomrat (HH corresponds to the hours, MM to the minutes, SS to the seconds and CC to the hundreds of a second).
a Date, Time or DateTime variable.
a Date, Time or DateTime item.
an edit control or a Date, Time or DateTime column.
an attribute of a Looper control associated with the ..Value property of an edit control or Date, Time or DateTime column.
In this case:
the Date elements will be initialized with the system date.
the Time elements will be initialized with the system time.
the DateTime elements will be initialized with the system date and time.

Modifying the system time Hide the details

Now(<New time>)

<New time>: Character string or Time variable

New system time in HHMMSSCC format (HH corresponds to the hours, MM to the minutes, SS to the seconds and CC to the hundredths of a second).

Remarks

Caution: To modify the system time, you must have the administrator rights on the current computer.
To get the time in a format other than HHMMSSCC, the string must be formatted by DateToString, Right, Left, etc.
The HHMMSSCC format was chosen because it allows you to compare two times to the hundredth of a second.
In this version, Now can only be used to return the system time of the current computer (or the one defined for the browser computer).
In simulation mode, the time used is the time on the PC where the simulation is run. In real use, the time of the mobile device is used.

Component : wd250std.dll