Function: Now

Description

Returns the current date and time.

Syntax

Now()

Arguments

no arguments required

Return value

This function returns the current date and time using the general date/time (long time) format (e.g. : 02/09/2017 11:04:32 PM)

Calculated field example

You can use Now() to calculate the number of days that have elapsed from a specific date:

Billdate - Now()

Where Billdate must be a field with a date format.

If today is August 15, 2017, you will get the following results:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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