TIME$

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The name usually configured for the clock is CL1 (although an alternative name can be chosen during system configuration).
The name usually configured for the clock is CL1 (although an alternative name can be chosen during system configuration).
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'''Alternative Method'''
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Try getting the time as follows:
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ATIME$ = Num2Date(0,6)
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It is easier, faster, and more accurate.
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Refer [[IB/Num2Date|Num2Date]]

Revision as of 09:14, 11 June 2009

TIME$

System variable: TIME$
Length: 11
Description:

The system variable named TIME$ contains the current system time. 
This variable is an 11-byte string in the format "HH:MM:SS.DD",
where "HH" represents the hour in 24-hour format, 
      "MM" represents the minute from 0 to 60, 
      "SS" represents the second from 0 to 60,  
  and "DD" represents the hundredths of a second from 0 to 99. 

Even though all Comet systems have a clock, TIME$ is not updated until:

  • the clock is opened and read, or
  • the DSTAT function is used on the clock:
  • A$ = DSTAT("CL1")

The name usually configured for the clock is CL1 (although an alternative name can be chosen during system configuration).

Alternative Method

Try getting the time as follows:

ATIME$ = Num2Date(0,6)

It is easier, faster, and more accurate.

Refer Num2Date

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