date
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date(year, month, day) takes its three arguments and returns a date. The month and day arguments are optional.
Example: date(1777, 4, 7) returns April 7, 1977.
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dayOfMonth
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dayOfMonth(date) returns the day of the month corresponding to the given date.
Example: If date is Aug, 31, 2005, dayOfMonth(date) returns 31.
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dayOfWeek
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dayOfWeek(date) returns the day of the week (as a number) corresponding to the given date.
Example: If date is Aug, 31, 2005, dayOfWeek(date) returns 4 because Aug, 31, 2005 is a Wednesday.
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dayOfWeekName
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dayOfWeekName(date) returns the short name of the day of the week corresponding to the given date.
Example: If date is Aug, 31, 2005, dayofWeekName(date) returns "Wed".
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dayOfYear
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dayOfYear(date) returns the day of the year corresponding to the given date.
Example: If date is Aug, 31, 2005, dayOfYear(date) returns 243 because Aug, 31 is the 243 day of 2005.
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hour
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hour(date_time) returns the hour (in 24 hour time) corresponding to the given date_time.
Example: If date_time is 3:30 PM on Aug, 31, 2005, hour(date_time) returns 15.
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minute
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minute(date_time) returns the minute corresponding to the given date_time.
Example: If date_time is 3:30 PM on Aug 31, 2005, minute(date_time) returns 30.
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month
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month(date) returns the number of the month corresponding to the given date.
Example: If date is Aug, 31, 2005, month(date) returns 8.
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monthName
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monthName(date) returns the short name of the month corresponding to the given date.
Example: If date is Aug, 31, 2005, dayOfMonth(date) returns "Aug".
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now
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now( ) returns the current date and time as determined by the computer.
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second
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second(date_time) returns the second corresponding to the given date_time.
Example: If date_time is 3:30:05 PM on Aug, 31, 2005, second(date_time) returns 5.
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stringToDateTime
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stringToDateTime(date-time-string) attempts to form a date-time from the given string as though it were typed in.
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ticks
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ticks( ) returns the current number of 60ths of a second since the computer was last turned on.
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today
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today( ) returns the current date as determined by the computer
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year
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year(date) returns the year corresponding to the given date.
Example: If date is Aug, 31, 2005, year(date) returns 2005.
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