The TODAY function returns
the current 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 = TODAY()