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How to get Current Date, Time, etc.

 
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gvt460

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 4:55 pm    Post subject: How to get Current Date, Time, etc.
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how can we get the current date, current time, and currenttimestamp from the system into a COBOL program?
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ashokkit

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 6:53 pm    Post subject:
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i dont know about timestamp but for date and time . just give like accept variable name from date or time what ever you want.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 9:04 pm    Post subject: Re: How to get Current Date, Time, etc.
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Here is a link to the reference guide for the ACCEPT command:

http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/IGYL1101/3.1.2?SHELF=&DT=19930312093006&CASE=
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 6:26 pm    Post subject:
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hi,refer this


* Get Current System Time as HHMMSS

ACCEPT Current-Time FROM TIME.
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