System.GetDate

string System.GetDate (

number DateType )

Description

Gets the current date in a variety of formats.

Parameters

DateType

(number) Return the date in the format:

CONSTANT

VALUE

DESCRIPTION

DATE_FMT_US

0

North American (MM/DD/YYYY)

DATE_FMT_EUROPE

1

European (DD/MM/YYYY)

DATE_FMT_ISO

2

ISO Date (YYYY-MM-DD)

DATE_FMT_JULIAN

3

Julian Date (an integer value representing the number of days since midnight on January 1, 4713 B.C.)

DATE_FMT_MONTH

4

Month (MM)

DATE_FMT_DAY

5

Day (DD)

DATE_FMT_YEAR

6

Year (YYYY)

DATE_FMT_DAYOFWEEK

7

Day of the week (1-7)

Returns

(string) The date in the format specified by DateType. If an error occurs, a blank string "" is returned. You can use Application.GetLastError to determine whether this action failed, and why.

ResultVariable

When adding an action with the script editor, you can use this field to specify a variable that the return value will be stored in.

See also: Related Actions