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{{mirc title|$date Identifier}}'''$date''' can be used to return the current date in day/month/year format.
 
{{mirc title|$date Identifier}}'''$date''' can be used to return the current date in day/month/year format.
 
  
 
== Synopsis ==
 
== Synopsis ==
<pre>$date</pre>
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<pre>$date
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$date(time[,format])
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</pre>
  
 
== Parameters ==
 
== Parameters ==
None
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* '''time''' Optional ctime number. Default when not used is the current ctime
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* '''format''' Optional format letters same as {{mIRC|$asctime}}
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'''Note: This identifier has identical syntax as $asctime. The only difference is the default displayed time when no format string is used.'''
  
 
== Example ==
 
== Example ==
'''Echo the full date to the active window'''
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<source lang="mIRC">Echo today's full date to the active window in dd/mm/yyyy format
<source lang="mIRC">//echo -a $date</source>
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//echo -a $date
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Echo only the year-month for the specified ctime number
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//echo -a $date(1234567890,yyyy-mm)
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</source>
  
 
== Compatibility ==
 
== Compatibility ==
 
{{mIRC compatibility|3.5}}
 
{{mIRC compatibility|3.5}}
 
 
== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
{{mIRC|$date}}
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{{collist
 
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|count = 3
{{mIRC|$fulldate}}
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|style = width: 60%; display: inherit;
{{mIRC identifier list}}
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|
 
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* {{mIRC|$asctime}}
[[Category:mIRC identifiers|date]]
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* {{mIRC|$fulldate}}
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* {{mIRC|$adate}}
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* {{mIRC|$time}}
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* {{mIRC|$ctime}}
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* {{mIRC|$gmt}}
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* {{mIRC|$ticks}}
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* {{mIRC|$day}}
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* {{mIRC|$daylight}}
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* {{mIRC|$timezone}}
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* {{mIRC|$duration}}
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* {{mIRC|$uptime}}
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}}

Latest revision as of 14:03, 22 May 2018

$date can be used to return the current date in day/month/year format.

Synopsis[edit]

$date
$date(time[,format])

Parameters[edit]

  • time Optional ctime number. Default when not used is the current ctime
  • format Optional format letters same as $asctime

Note: This identifier has identical syntax as $asctime. The only difference is the default displayed time when no format string is used.

Example[edit]

Echo today's full date to the active window in dd/mm/yyyy format
//echo -a $date
Echo only the year-month for the specified ctime number
//echo -a $date(1234567890,yyyy-mm)

Compatibility[edit]

Added: mIRC v3.5
Added on: 07 Aug 1995
Note: Unless otherwise stated, this was the date of original functionality.
Further enhancements may have been made in later versions.

See Also[edit]