Description
Use the aqDateTime.Now method to get the current date and time. To get only the current date or only the current time, use the Today and Time methods respectively.
Declaration
aqDateTime.Now()
| Result | Date/Time | |||
Applies To
The method is applied to the following object:
Result Value
A Date/Time value that holds the current date and time.
In JavaScript, JScript, Python or DelphiScript, if you try to output the date and time returned by the Now method as a string, conversion takes place and the date and time are output in the native format for the selected language (day/month/date/time/year in JavaScript, JScript and DelphiScript, year/month/day/time in Python). For example, this occurs if you use the following code to post the current date and time to the test log:
JavaScript, JScript
function Test()
{
Log.Message("Now:" + aqDateTime.Now());
}
Python
def Test():
Log.Message("Now:" + str(aqDateTime.Now()))VBScript
Log.Message("Now:" & aqDateTime.Now())
end sub
DelphiScript
function Test;
begin
Log.Message('Now:' + aqDateTime.Now);
end;
C++Script, C#Script
function Test()
{
Log["Message"]("Now:" + aqDateTime["Now"]());
}
To avoid such a conversion, you need to explicitly specify the format in which time should be displayed. For example, you can use the following code:
JavaScript, JScript
function Test()
{
Log.Message("Now:" + aqConvert.DateTimeToFormatStr(aqDateTime.Now(), "%m/%d/%y %H:%M:%S"));
}
Python
def Test2():
Log.Message("Now:" + aqConvert.DateTimeToFormatStr(aqDateTime.Now(), "%m/%d/%y %H:%M:%S"))VBScript
Log.Message("Now:" & aqConvert.DateTimeToFormatStr(aqDateTime.Now(), "%m/%d/%y %H:%M:%S"))
end sub
DelphiScript
function Test;
begin
Log.Message('Now:' + aqConvert.DateTimeToFormatStr(aqDateTime.Now(), '%m/%d/%y %H:%M:%S'));
end;
C++Script, C#Script
function Test()
{
Log["Message"]("Now:" + aqConvert["DateTimeToFormatStr"](aqDateTime["Now"](), "%m/%d/%y %H:%M:%S"));
}
Example
The code below demonstrates how you can compare different date and time values.
JavaScript, JScript
function ComparingDates()
{
var currentDateAndTime = aqDateTime.Now();
var currentTime = aqDateTime.Time();
var currentDate = aqDateTime.Today();
Log.Message(currentDateAndTime);
Log.Message(currentTime);
Log.Message(currentDate);
Log.Message(aqDateTime.Compare(currentDateAndTime, currentTime));
// 1, because currentDateAndTime is later then currentTime
Log.Message(aqDateTime.Compare(currentDateAndTime, currentDate));
// 1, because currentDateAndTime is later then currentDate
Log.Message(aqDateTime.Compare(currentTime, currentDate));
// -1, because currentTime is earlier then currentDate
}
Python
def ComparingDates():
currentDateAndTime = aqDateTime.Now()
currentTime = aqDateTime.Time()
currentDate = aqDateTime.Today()
Log.Message(currentDateAndTime)
Log.Message(currentTime)
Log.Message(currentDate)
Log.Message(aqDateTime.Compare(currentDateAndTime, currentTime))
# 1, because currentDateAndTime is later then currentTime
Log.Message(aqDateTime.Compare(currentDateAndTime, currentDate));
# 1, because currentDateAndTime is later then currentDate
Log.Message(aqDateTime.Compare(currentTime, currentDate));
# -1, because currentTime is earlier then currentDateVBScript
Sub ComparingDates
Dim currentDateAndTime, currentTime, currentDate
currentDateAndTime = aqDateTime.Now
currentTime = aqDateTime.Time
currentDate = aqDateTime.Today
Log.Message(currentDateAndTime)
Log.Message(currentTime)
Log.Message(currentDate)
Log.Message(aqDateTime.Compare(currentDateAndTime, currentTime))
' 1, because currentDateAndTime is later then currentTime
Log.Message(aqDateTime.Compare(currentDateAndTime, currentDate))
' 1, because currentDateAndTime is later then currentDate
Log.Message(aqDateTime.Compare(currentTime, currentDate))
' -1, because currentTime is earlier then currentDate
End Sub
DelphiScript
procedure ComparingDates;
var currentDateAndTime, currentTime, currentDate;
begin
currentDateAndTime := aqDateTime.Now;
currentTime := aqDateTime.Time;
currentDate := aqDateTime.Today;
Log.Message(currentDateAndTime);
Log.Message(currentTime);
Log.Message(currentDate);
Log.Message(aqDateTime.Compare(currentDateAndTime, currentTime));
// 1, because currentDateAndTime is later then currentTime
Log.Message(aqDateTime.Compare(currentDateAndTime, currentDate));
// 1, because currentDateAndTime is later then currentDate
Log.Message(aqDateTime.Compare(currentTime, currentDate));
// -1, because currentTime is earlier then currentDate
end;
C++Script, C#Script
function ComparingDates()
{
var currentDateAndTime = aqDateTime["Now"]();
var currentTime = aqDateTime["Time"]();
var currentDate = aqDateTime["Today"]();
Log["Message"](currentDateAndTime);
Log["Message"](currentTime);
Log["Message"](currentDate);
Log["Message"](aqDateTime["Compare"](currentDateAndTime, currentTime));
// 1, because currentDateAndTime is later then currentTime
Log["Message"](aqDateTime["Compare"](currentDateAndTime, currentDate));
// 1, because currentDateAndTime is later then currentDate
Log["Message"](aqDateTime["Compare"](currentTime, currentDate));
// -1, because currentTime is earlier then currentDate
}