CurrentTime

Description: This function returns the number of seconds, in local or UTC time, since midnight of January 1, 1970 (where "midnight" is 00:00).

Returns: Numeric (double)

Usage: Script

Format: CurrentTime([TimeType] )

Parameters: TimeType { numeric } { optional } { default: 0 }

Any expression that evaluates to a 0 or 1. When 0, it indicates that time returned should be local time. If set to 1, indicates that the current UTC time should be returned.

Comments: This function solves the problem encountered when using Seconds together with Today to determine the current date and time, when the time is within a fraction of a second of midnight.

This function assumes that "midnight" on January 1, 1970 is 00:00, rather than 24:00 on a 24-hour clock.

Example:

If ! Valid(RightNow);

[

RightNow = CurrentTime();

]

This assigns the current time in seconds since midnight on January 1, 1970 to the double variable rightNow.