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--- syntax:functions:today [2015/04/03 19:46] – elenap
+++ syntax:functions:today [2021/08/30 02:55] (current) – craigt
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-===== Today() =====
+====== Today() ======
+Category:  Date and Time function
-Returns today's date represented as a number.
+\\
+=====Description=====
+This function returns today's date as a date serial number.
-^  Example  ^  Result  ^  Notes  ^
+\\
-| today()  |  42097  |  Example run on April 4th, 2015  |
+=====Arguments=====
+This function does not require arguments.
+**Return value type:** Number (date serial value).
+\\
+=====Remarks=====
+This function returns the current date at the time the workflow is run.  Each time the workflow is run, the date value updates to the present value.
+Note that this function differs from the [[syntax:functions:now|Now()]] function by only returning the //date// portion of the current date, instead of returning both the date and time components.
+\\
+=====Examples=====
+  today()  //Returns 42097 (Example run on April 4th, 2015.)
+\\
+===== See also =====
+  * [[syntax:functions:now|Now()]]