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27<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Now Function [Runtime]</title>
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34<bookmark_value>Now function</bookmark_value>
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36<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3149416" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U"><link href="text/sbasic/shared/03030203.xhp" name="Now Function [Runtime]">Now Function [Runtime]</link></paragraph>
37<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149670" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Returns the current system date and time as a <emph>Date</emph> value.</paragraph>
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39<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3149456" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U">Syntax:</paragraph>
40<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149655" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Now</paragraph>
41<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154366" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U">Return value:</paragraph>
42<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154909" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Date</paragraph>
43<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3147229" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U">Example:</paragraph>
44<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145172" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Sub ExampleNow</paragraph>
45<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150870" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">msgbox "It is now " &amp; Now</paragraph>
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