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.