Now Function

Description:

The current locale time on the server as a time value.

Note that brackets are not used for this special function.

This is often used to default time variables on the questionnaire to the current time.

An alternative function for returning the current time is the NowLocal Function, which returns the current time in a specified time zone.

Returns:

Time

Examples:

When using functions inside a field, remember the field brackets:

{Now}

Expression	Result
Now >= Time(0,0,0)	true
Now <= Time(23,59,59)	true

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