Time Functions

CLOCK()

Returns the time in milliseconds since the last boot.

TIME()

Returns the time in milliseconds since 12:00:00 AM, January 1, 1970, UTC (the "epoch"). The time interval is the same everywhere in the world, so the value is not affected by the TimeZone command.

TIME(<year_exp>, <month_exp>, <day_exp>, <hour_exp>, <minute_exp>, <second_exp>)

Like TIME(), except the parameters specify a moment in time. The specification is not complete, as it does not include the timezone. You may specify a timezone with the TimeZone command. If you do not specify a timezone, your local timezone is used.

The parameter expressions may be either numeric expressions or string expressions. This is an unusual aspect as it isn't allowed anywhere else in BASIC!. If a parameter is a string, then it must evaluate to a number: digits only, one optional decimal point somewhere, optional leading sign, no embedded spaces. If the string parameter does not follow the rules, BASIC! reports a syntax error, like using a string in a place that expects a numeric expression.

TIME(…) (the function) and Time (the command) are inverse operations. TIME(…) can take the first six return parameters of the Time command directly as input parameters.

With the USING$() or FORMAT_USING$() functions, you can express a moment in time as a string in many different ways, formatted for your locale.