FDATE(3F)

NAME

fdate − return date and time in an ASCII string

subroutine fdate (string)
character∗24 string character∗24 function fdate()

fdate returns the current date and time as a 24-character string in the format described under ctime(3).

fdate can be called either as a function or as a subroutine. If called as a function, the calling routine must define its type and length.

Example:

character∗24 fdate
write(∗,∗) fdate()
end

The output is formatted as follows:

Mon Aug 1 09:24:21 1994

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