NAME

fdate − return date and time in an ASCII string

SYNOPSIS

subroutine fdate (string)
character∗24 string character∗24 function fdate()

DESCRIPTION

fdate returns the current date and time as a 24 character string in the format described under ctime(3).  Neither ’newline’ nor NULL will be included. 

fdate can be called either as a function or as a subroutine.  If called as a function, the calling routine must define its type and length. For example

 character∗24   fdate
write(∗,∗) fdate()
 

FILES

/usr/lang/SC0.0/libF77.a

SEE ALSO

ctime(3), time(3F), idate(3F)

Sun Release 4.1  —  Last change: 13 January 1990