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TIME Function

Syntax

Arguments

time_formatCharacter

Optional. Default = "0h:0m:0s". A time format created according to the rules of Date and Time Format Elements.

timeTime

Default = NOW(). A time value to format.

Returns

Formatted_Date_TimeCharacter

Returns the current time as a formatted character string.

Description

Returns the current time on the system clock as a string value using the format 'HH:MM:SS', optional format controls other times, passed in time type can be used in place of the current time.

Discussion

TIME() returns a date time value containing a formatted Date Time value. If time_format is not specified, the time is returned in the format HH:MM:SS. The system time is obtained from the system clock (which can be set from DOS).

For information on performing time arithmetic, see the TOSECONDS() and TOTIME() functions.

The optional time_format parameter allows you to create custom date and time formats.

Example

? time("0h:0m:0s:2")
= "02:02:30:22"

? time("h:0m:0s:2")
= "2:02:30:22"

? time("0h:0m:s:2 AM")
= "02:02:30:22 AM"

? time("Weekday Month x, yyyy")
= "Friday January 29th, 1999"

? time("dd-Mon-yy")
= "29-Jan-99"

Converting a Time value to a Character value:

? time("",now())
= "01/11/2018 11:53:46 21 am"

? t1
= 01/11/2018 11:55:11 02 am

? time("0h-0m-0s.2", t1)
= "11-55-11.02"

See Also

• NOW() Function
• DATE() Function