Syntax

Time[$][()]

Description

Returns the system time as a String or as a Date variant.

Comments

The Time$ function returns a String contains the time in 24-hour time format, whereas Time returns a Date variant.

To set the time, use the Time/Time$ statements.

Example

This example returns the system time and displays it in a dialog box.

Const crlf = Chr$(13) + Chr$(10)

Sub Main()
  oldtime$ = Time
  msg1 = "Time was: " & oldtime$ & crlf
  Time = "10:30:54"
  msg1 = msg1 & "Time set to: " & Time & crlf
  Time = oldtime$
  msg1 = msg1 & "Time restored to: " & Time
  MsgBox msg1
End Sub

See Also

Time, Time$ (statements); Date, Date$ (functions); Date, Date$ (statements); Now (function).

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