Date and Time Intrinsic Subroutines

The following table lists date and time intrinsic subroutines.

Name	Procedure Type	Description
CPU_TIME	Intrinsic subroutine	Returns the processor time in seconds.
DATE	Intrinsic subroutine	Returns the ASCII representation of the current date (in dd-mmm-yy form).
DATE_AND_TIME	Intrinsic subroutine	Returns the date and time. This is the preferred procedure for date and time.
IDATE	Intrinsic subroutine	Returns three integer values representing the current month, day, and year.
SYSTEM_CLOCK	Intrinsic subroutine	Returns data from the system clock.
TIME	Intrinsic subroutine	Returns the ASCII representation of the current time (in hh:mm:ss form).

The portability routines GETDAT, GETTIM, SETDAT, and SETTIM also supply this functionality.