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34<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Date Statement [Runtime]</title>
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38<created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created>
39<lastedited date="2004-08-24T11:20:05">converted from old format - fpe</lastedited>
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44<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3156027"><bookmark_value>Date statement</bookmark_value>
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46<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3156027" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="1"><link href="text/sbasic/shared/03030301.xhp" name="Date Statement [Runtime]">Date Statement [Runtime]</link></paragraph>
47<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147291" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="2">Returns the current system date as a string, or resets the date. The date format depends on your local system settings.</paragraph>
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49<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3148686" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="3">Syntax:</paragraph>
50<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3146794" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="4">Date ; Date = Text As String</paragraph>
51<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154347" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="5">Parameters:</paragraph>
52<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145069" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="6">
53<emph>Text:</emph> Only required in order to reset the system date. In this case, the string expression must correspond to the date format defined in your local settings.</paragraph>
54<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3150793" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="7">Example:</paragraph>
55<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3151212" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="8">Sub ExampleDate</paragraph>
56<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3156424" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="9">msgbox "The date is " &amp; Date</paragraph>
57<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145174" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="10">end sub</paragraph>
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