Date and Time Intrinsic Subroutines

The following table lists date and time intrinsic subroutines.

Name Description
CPU_TIME Returns the processor time in seconds.
DATE Returns the ASCII representation of the current date (in dd-mmm-yy form).
DATE_AND_TIME Returns the date and time. This is the preferred procedure for date and time.
IDATE Returns three integer values representing the current month, day, and year.
SYSTEM_CLOCK Returns data from the system clock.
TIME Returns the ASCII representation of the current time (in hh:mm:ss form).

The portability routines GETDAT, GETTIM, SETDAT, and SETTIM also supply this functionality.