Get system date

Hi
Can I get system date directly by programming.
I know the method of getting day, month and year by using calender class and then getting the system date by concatenating these three values.Except for this is there any direct method for getting system date.
Please anyone answer to this asap.

The question doesn't make any sense.
The system date is that time for which the Calendar object is giving you individual fields. So you are already getting the system date.
Are you asking how to get a single formatted string holding the system date?
Or how to get the date as the number of seconds or milliseconds since 1969?

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I am using Labview 8.5.
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The PROBLEM is the Format Date/Time String return 'YYYYMMDD' only.
Please see my attachment to see.
Please help me with this, every time I encounter this problem it force for to re-install the labview program.
Best Thanks!
Solved!
Go to Solution.
Attachments:
DateTime Error.JPG ‏7 KB

tyk007 - It is sucessfully working with other computers but there are some computer having this problem.
altenbach - Please see attached file for actual VI. I assume that it will work on your pc.
After leaving Format unwired, the output is YYYY-MM-DD 00:00:00 PM.
How Labview connects with the local machine system date?
Attachments:
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