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  <bookmark_value>Now function</bookmark_value>
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<h1 id="hd_id641619720735711"><variable id="Now_H1"><link href="text/sbasic/shared/03030203.xhp" name="Now Function">Now Function</link></variable></h1>
<paragraph id="par_id3149670" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Returns the current system date and time as a <emph>Date</emph> value.</paragraph>
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<note id="par_id491610993401822">The <literal>Now</literal> function measures time in seconds. To measure time in milliseconds use the <link href="text/sbasic/shared/03/sf_timer.xhp" name="ScriptForge.Timer service"><literal>Timer</literal> service</link>.</note>

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