Now

Description

Returns the current date and time of the computer running the ColdFusion server. The date and time is in the form of a date/time object, which can be passed as a parameter to many date functions, such as DaysInYear or FirstDayOfMonth.

Category

Date and time functions

Syntax

Now() 

See also

CreateDateTime, DatePart

Example

<!--- This example shows Now() --->
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<title>Now Example</title>
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<body>
<H3>Now Example</H3>

<P>Now returns the current date and time as a valid 
date/time object.

<P>The current date/time value is <cfoutput>#Now()#</cfoutput>
<P>You can also represent this as <cfoutput>#DateFormat(Now())#,
 #TimeFormat(Now())#</cfoutput>

</body>
</html>