Microsoft KB Archive/50168

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WordBasic Date$ Function Defined

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Q50168

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

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SUMMARY
The WordBasic Date$ function returns a string containing the current date. The function returns a 10-character string. The form of the string depends on the country setting in the WIN.INI file. For the United States, the form is mm-dd-yyy.

Syntax
"Date$"

Example
"Print &quot;The current date is: &quot;;Date$" Result: The following will be displayed in the status bar:

"The current date is: 10/19/89" Additional query words: 6.0 1.x 2.0 winword winword2 word6

Keywords : kbofficeprog

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