Returns the current system date and time as a date/time value.

Syntax

Now

Return value

Now returns the current system date and time as a Variant of DataType 7 (Date/Time).

Usage

A date/time value is an eight-byte floating-point value. The integer part represents a serial day counted from the date January 1, 100 AD. The fractional part represents the time as a fraction of a day, measured from midnight on the preceding day.

You can call the function as either Now or Now().

Language cross-reference

@Now function in formula language

@Today function in formula language

Example
See Also

LotusScript Language Reference: M through P
Date function
Day function
Hour function
Minute function
Month function
Second function
Time function
Today function
Weekday function
Year function

Glossary