Now

Returns the current DateTimeObject representing the current zoned instance

Method Signature

Now(timezone=[string])

Arguments

Argument	Type	Required	Description	Default
timezone	string	false	A timezone to use for the DateTime object, defaults to the system default

Examples

Using now() in Script

Let's display the current server datetime using script.

Run Example

writeOutput( "The current date and time is: " & now() );

Result: The current date and time is: {ts '2014-03-19 15:27:42'}

Using now() in Tagged BL

Let's display the current server datetime using tagged BL.

<p>The current date and time is: <bx:output>#now()#</bx:output></p>

Result: The current date and time is: {ts '2014-03-19 15:27:42'}

Additional Examples

Run Example

writeOutput( "current Datetime is " & now() );

Related

• ClearTimezone

• CreateDate

• CreateDateTime

• CreateODBCDate

• CreateODBCDateTime

• CreateODBCTime

• CreateTime

• CreateTimeSpan

• DateAdd

• DateCompare

• DateConvert

• DateDiff

• DateFormat

• DatePart

• DateTimeFormat

• Day

• DayOfWeek

• DayOfWeekAsString

• DayOfWeekShortAsString

• DayOfYear

• DaysInMonth

• DaysInYear

• FirstDayOfMonth

• GetNumericDate

• GetTime

• GetTimezone

• GetTimezoneInfo

• Hour

• Millisecond

• Minute

• Month

• MonthAsString

• MonthShortAsString

• Nanosecond

• Offset

• ParseDateTime

• Quarter

• Second

• SetTimezone

• TimeFormat

• TimeUnits

• Week

• Year