NOW( ) function

Returns the current operating system time as a Datetime data type.

Syntax

NOW()

Parameters

This function does not have any parameters.

Output

Datetime.

Examples

Basic examples

Returns the current operating system time as a datetime value, for example, `t235959`, displayed using the current Analytics time display format:

NOW()

Remarks

Related functions

If you need to return the current operating system time as a character string, use TIME( ) instead of NOW( ).

ACL Scripting Guide 14.1