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@strnow
 
String representation of the current date and time.
Syntax: @strnow(fmt)
fmt: date format string
Return: string
Returns a string representation of the current date number (at the moment the function is evaluated) using the date format string, fmt.
Date format syntax is outlined in “Date Formats”.
Exampless
The command
@strnow("DD/mm/yyyy")
@datestr(@now, "DD/mm/yyyy")
both return the dates string at the moment of evaluation in “DD/mm/yyyy” format.
Using intra-day formats,
@strnow("yyyy-MM-DD HH:mi:ss")
@datestr(@now, "yyyy-MM-DD HH:mi:ss")
both return the date string at the moment of evaluation in "yyyy-MM-DD HH:mi:ss" format.
Cross-references
See also @strdate and @datestr.