Returns the current system date, which is controlled by the operating system, or creates a year 2000-compliant Date value.
Syntax
DATE([nYear, nMonth, nDay])
Returns
Date
Arguments
nYear
Specifies the year returned in the year 2000-compliant Date value. nYear can be a value from 100 to 9999.
nMonth
Specifies the month returned in the year 2000-compliant Date value. nMonth can be a value from 1 to 12.
nDay
Specifies the day returned in the year 2000-compliant Date value. nDay can be a value from 1 to 31.
Remarks
DATE( ) returns the current system date if it is issued without the optional arguments. Include the optional arguments to return a year 2000-compliant Date value. For more information about creating year 2000-compliant Date values, see Year 2000 Date Support in Chapter 33, “Programming Improvements,” in the Programmer’s Guide.
No Microsoft Visual FoxPro commands or functions can directly change the system date.