RE: %timestamp ??

["Jim Wiant" <Jim.Wiant@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Barbara.

Your example is exactly the kind of thing that could stuff you up when
you least expected it. And, as my quote of the month suggests, 'accuracy
is everything'.

%TIMESTAMP it is :-)

Cheers

Jim



Jim Wiant wrote in MIDRANGE-L Tue, 21 Nov 2006:
> I usually use MyTimeStamp = %DATE + %TIME and that gives me the
current
> time (doesn't get the milliseconds though)

Hi Jim, much safer to use MytimeStamp = %TIMESTAMP.

If you also need the matching date and time, you could then do
   MyDate = %DATE(MyTimeStamp);
   MyTime = %TIME(MyTimeStamp);

Doing %DATE and %TIME separately, you might do the %DATE one side of
midnight and the %TIME the other side of midnight, giving you 24 hours
too early, say 
   2006-10-20-00.00.01
rather than either  
   2006-10-20-23.59.59
   2006-10-21-00.00.01

Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything. 
Earp, Wyatt
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