TIME8 — Time function (64-bit)

TIME8()

Returns the current time encoded as an integer (in the manner of the function time(3) in the C standard library). This value is suitable for passing to CTIME, GMTIME, and LTIME.

Returns

The return value is a scalar of type INTEGER(8).

Standard:

GNU extension

Class:

Function

Syntax:

RESULT = TIME8()

See also:

DATE_AND_TIME, CTIME, GMTIME, LTIME, MCLOCK8, TIME