today

This function retrieves the system date as a number.

today

The result of this function is of type NUMBER: the system date as a number. The format of this date is: YYYYMMDD.

The function has no parameters.

Example

@( today ) 

Result: 20,041,109.00

Note that the construction @ ( ) around the function means that the result of the function is displayed in the text. This construction must be used in a text part of a model document. The switch from ITP mode to text mode in a model document is made with the # characters. An ITP model document starts in text model, the #BEGIN makes the switch to ITP mode.

You can use the function date ( ) to turn the number produced with the function today in a human readable date.