@Section @Title { The current date and time } @Tag { date } @Begin @PP The @Code "@Date" and @Code "@Time" symbols produce the current date date. @Index @Code "@Date" time. @Index @Code "@Time" and time: @ID @Code "It is now @Time on @Date." produces something like @ID { It is now @Time on @Date. } The result depends on the current language. @PP Both symbols have a @Code "@Format" option that changes the format of the result: @ID @Code "@Date @Format { @DayNum\"/\"@MonthNum\"/\"@ShortYear }" The result is the @Code "@Format" option with the symbols replaced by the appropriate values: @ID { @Date @Format { @DayNum"/"@MonthNum"/"@ShortYear } } The @Code "/" characters have been enclosed in double quotes for the usual reason (Section {@NumberOf characters}). @PP Here is the full list of symbols that you can use within both @Code "@Format" options: @ID @OneRow @Tab @Fmta { @Col @Code A ! @Col B } vmargin { 0.5vx } { @Rowa A { "@Year" } B { The year, e.g. @Code "1994" } @Rowa A { "@ShortYear" } B { The last two digits of the year, e.g. @Code "94" } @Rowa A { "@Month" } B { The month, e.g. @Code "December" } @Rowa A { "@ShortMonth" } B { The month abbreviated, e.g. @Code "Dec" } @Rowa A { "@MonthNum" } B { The number of the month, between @Code "1" and @Code "12" } @Rowa A { "@Day" } B { The day of the week, e.g. @Code "Saturday" } @Rowa A { "@ShortDay" } B { The day abbreviated, e.g. @Code "Sat" } @Rowa A { "@DayNum" } B { The day of the month, between @Code "1" and @Code "31" } @Rowa A { "@MeriDiem" } B { @Code "a.m." or @Code "p.m." } @Rowa A { "@ShortMeriDiem" } B { @Code "am" or @Code "pm" } @Rowa A { "@Hour" } B { The hour, between @Code "00" and @Code "23" } @Rowa A { "@ShortHour" } B { The hour, between @Code "0" and @Code "23" } @Rowa A { "@TwelveHour" } B { The hour, between @Code "1" and @Code "12" } @Rowa A { "@Minute" } B { The minute, between @Code "00" and @Code "59" } @Rowa A { "@Second" } B { The second, almost always between @Code "00" and @Code "59" } } The default format for @Code "@Date" in English is @ID @Code "@Date @Format { @DayNum @Month, @Year }" and the default format for @Code "@Time" in English is @ID @Code "@Time @Format { @TwelveHour.@Minute @MeriDiem }" Both default formats depend on the current language, and so do {@Code "@Month"}, {@Code "@ShortMonth"}, {@Code "@Day"}, and {@Code "@ShortDay"},{@Code "@MeriDiem" } and {@Code "@ShortMeriDiem" }. @End @Section