Topic: DMD0127

NOW - Get Date/Time as a 32-Bit Integer

This instruction can only be used in the Expression parameter of the Calculate Expression (MATH) instruction.

The Get Date/Time as a 32-Bit Integer (NOW) instruction returns a 32-bit integer value that represents the number of seconds since January 1, 1970, this is known as a 1970 Epoch value. This value is a 32-bit integer which should be stored in a DWord location.

Parameters:

This instruction has no parameters.

See Also:

• EPOCH2DT - Convert 1970 Epoch to Date/Time

• DT2EPOCH - Convert Date/Time to 1970 Epoch

Related Topics:

• MATH - Calculate Expression

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