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27cdf0e10cSrcweir<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Date Statement [Runtime]</title>
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345b00253eSmseidel<bookmark_value>Date statement</bookmark_value>
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36*ef9a2fb8Smseidel<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3156027" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U"><link href="text/sbasic/shared/03030301.xhp" name="Date Statement [Runtime]">Date Statement [Runtime]</link></paragraph>
37*ef9a2fb8Smseidel<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147291" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Returns the current system date as a string, or resets the date. The date format depends on your local system settings.</paragraph>
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39*ef9a2fb8Smseidel<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3148686" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U">Syntax:</paragraph>
40*ef9a2fb8Smseidel<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3146794" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" >Date ; Date = Text As String</paragraph>
41*ef9a2fb8Smseidel<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154347" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U">Parameters:</paragraph>
42*ef9a2fb8Smseidel<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145069" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U"><emph>Text:</emph> Only required in order to reset the system date. In this case, the string expression must correspond to the date format defined in your local settings.</paragraph>
43*ef9a2fb8Smseidel<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3150793" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U">Example:</paragraph>
44*ef9a2fb8Smseidel<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3151212" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">Sub ExampleDate</paragraph>
45*ef9a2fb8Smseidel<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3156424" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">msgbox "The date is " &amp; Date</paragraph>
46*ef9a2fb8Smseidel<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145174" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U">end sub</paragraph>
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