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<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Now Function [Runtime]</title>
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<bookmark_value>Now function</bookmark_value>
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<paragraph id="hd_id3149416" role="heading" level="1" xml-lang="en-US"><link href="text/sbasic/shared/03030203.xhp" name="Now Function [Runtime]">Now Function [Runtime]</link></paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3149670" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Returns the current system date and time as a <emph>Date</emph> value.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="hd_id3149456" role="heading" level="2" xml-lang="en-US">Syntax:</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id3149655" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">Now</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="hd_id3154366" role="heading" level="2" xml-lang="en-US">Return value:</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3154909" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Date</paragraph>
<paragraph id="hd_id3147229" role="heading" level="2" xml-lang="en-US">Example:</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_idm1341594784" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">Sub ExampleNow</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3150870" role="bascode" xml-lang="en-US"> MsgBox "It is now " & Now</paragraph>
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