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 Date and Time Command Summary
 
 ■ Visual Basic provides several different ways to manipulate and use date
   and time values:
 
   ◄Date and Time Formats►  Used to format date/time output (FORMAT$)
   ◄DAY Function►           Returns the day of the month from a serial number
   ◄HOUR Function►          Returns the hour from a serial number
   ◄DATE$ Function►         Returns the current system date (dd-mm-yyyy)
   ◄DATE$ Statement►        Sets the current system date
   ◄DATESERIAL Function►    Returns a serial number from y%, m%, d% arguments
   ◄DATEVALUE Function►     Returns a serial number from a date string
   ◄FORMAT$ Function►       Converts a number to a string and formats it
   ◄MINUTE Function►        Returns the minute from a serial number
   ◄MONTH Function►         Returns the month from a serial number
   ◄NOW Function►           Returns serial number equal to current date/time
   ◄ON TIMER Statement►     Branches to a specified routine after n seconds
   ◄SECOND Function►        Returns the seconds from a serial number
   ◄Serial Numbers►         Defines Visual Basic date/time code conventions
   ◄TIME$ Function►         Returns the current system time (hh:mm:ss)
   ◄TIME$ Statement►        Sets the current system time
   ◄Timer Control►          Runs a procedure at a set time interval
   ◄Timer Event►            Occurs when timer control interval has elapsed
   ◄TIMESERIAL Function►    Returns a serial number from h%, m%, s% arguments
   ◄TIMER Statement►        Enables/disables/suspends timer event trapping
   ◄TIMEVALUE Function►     Returns a serial number from a time string
   ◄WEEKDAY Function►       Returns the day of the week from serial number
   ◄YEAR Function►          Returns the year from serial number
 
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