Time – Remote Processing CAMBASIC User Manual

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TIME$

Statement

SYNTAX:

TIME $ = time string

PURPOSE:

TIME $ is used to set the time on the system calendar/clock. The clock keeps time on a 24 hour
basis with a resolution of one second.

REMARK S:

The time string may be a variable or a constant. In either case the format is the same.

T h e st r in g m us t b e in th e fo r m :

hh:m m:ss

where hh is the hour and ranges from 00 to 23, mm is the minute (00 to 59) and ss the second (0 0 to
59).

NOTE: No error checking is done on the entries. If you enter 99 for the minutes, no err or message
will be given.

RELATED:

TIME$ function and DATE$

EXAMPLE:

10 TIME$ = "11:23:45"

10 A$ = “01:45:12"
20 TIME$ = A$

ERROR:

< Syntax> – if two digits are not used hh,mm, ss or, if digits not 0– 9 are entered.

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