Date

Returns the current system date as a string

Syntax
   Declare Function Date ( ) As String

Usage
   result = Date[$]

Return Value
   Returns the current system date, in the format mm-dd-yyyy

Description
   None

Example
   Print Date ' prints the current date

Differences from QB
   * The QB DATE statement (to set the system date) is now called SetDate.
   * The string type suffix "$" is required in the -lang qb dialect.
   * The string type suffix "$" is optional in the -lang fblite dialect.
   * The string type suffix "$" is ignored in the -lang fb dialect, warn 
     only with the -w suffix compile option (or -w pedantic compile 
     option).

See also
   * SetDate
   * Time
   * Timer

