CLOCK

Portability Function: Converts a system time into an 8-character ASCII string.

Module: USE IFPORT

Syntax

result = CLOCK( )

Results

The result type is character with a length of 8. The result is the current time in the form hh:mm:ss, using a 24-hour clock.

Compatibility

CONSOLE STANDARD GRAPHICS QUICKWIN GRAPHICS WINDOWS DLL LIB

See Also

DATE_AND_TIME

Example

USE IFPORT
character(8) whatimeisit
whatimeisit = CLOCK ()
print *, 'The current time is ',whatimeisit