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TimeStamp()

This is a rexx function provided by PPWIZARD. This routine (like all PPWIZARD extensions) can be used with any operating system supported by PPWIZARD.

This routine returns a string of the form "YYYYMMDDHHMMSS" which represents a time.

If no parameters are passed then the current time is returned. Parameters are:

1. A time offset. This parameter is optional. This is made up of space separated words such as "2w 3d 7h 1" which represents a time offset (in this case 2 weeks, 3 days, 7 hours and 1 second). This is added to the current or supplied time.

2. If it is not blank then this is a valid timestamp to be used as the base time rather than the current time.

Example

    #DefineRexx ''
       call say 'CURRENT TIME'
       call say '~~~~~~~~~~~~'
       call say '####### NOW     = ' || TimeStamp();
       call say '####### + 1     = ' || TimeStamp(1);
       call say '####### + 1day  = ' || TimeStamp('1d');
       call say '####### + 1d1s  = ' || TimeStamp('1s 1d');
    
       call say '19991112100000'
       call say '~~~~~~~~~~~~~~'
       call say '####### SUPPLIED= ' || TimeStamp(, "19991112100000");
       call say '####### + 1     = ' || TimeStamp(1, "19991112100000");
    #DefineRexx
    

PPWIZARD Manual

Thursday January 17 2002 at 6:27pm