<@CURRENTDATE>, <@CURRENTTIME>,
<@CURRENTTIMESTAMP>
Syntax
<@CURRENTDATE [FORMAT=format]
[ENCODING=encoding]>
<@CURRENTTIME [FORMAT=format]
[ENCODING=encoding]>
<@CURRENTTIMESTAMP [FORMAT=format]
[ENCODING=encoding]>
Description
Returns the current date, time, or
timestamp (date and time concatenated). If FORMAT is
specified, it is used to format the value; otherwise, the default date
and time formats specified by the date and time configuration
variables are used.
For
more information, see "Date and Time Formatting Codes".
Codes for the elements of FORMAT
are shown in the description of the date and time formatting
configuration variables. Date and time values returned by these meta
tags reflect the setting of the clock on the computer where Tango
Server is installed.
Examples
Today is <@CURRENTDATE>
This prints a message that includes the
current date in the format specified by the default date format.
It is now <@CURRENTTIME FORMAT="datetime:%H:%M:%S">
This prints a message that includes the
current time in 24-hour format.
It is day <@CURRENTDATE
FORMAT="%j"> of <@CURRENTDATE
FORMAT="%Y">
This prints a message that includes the
current day and year.
See Also
dateFormat,
timeFormat, timestampFormat
Encoding Attribute
<@FORMAT>
Format Attribute
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