TODAYGMT Function

Returns the current date and time. This function is based on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Category: Date and Time
Returned data type: Character
Note: The returned value is a date and time combination that represents the current GMT date and time value.
Syntax
Details
Example

Syntax

TODAYGMT(< >)

Details

The TODAYGMT function returns the current GMT date and time value. For example, at 4:00 p.m. on February 12, 2010, the function would return the value "02/12/10 4:00:00 PM". Although it is represented as a character string, the actual value is a date value. For more information see Date Expressions.
Before using this function, you must first declare a date variable to contain the date/time value.

Example 

// declare the date variable to contain the date and time
date currentdate
// Use the today function to populate the date variable with the current date and time
currentdate = todaygmt()
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