FDATE(3F)               COMMAND REFERENCE               FDATE(3F)



NAME
     fdate - return date and time in an ASCII string

SYNOPSIS
     subroutine fdate (string)
     character*(*) string

     character*(*) function fdate()

DESCRIPTION
     Fdate returns the current date and time as a 24 character
     string in the format described under ctime(3c). Neither
     newline nor NULL will be included.

     Fdate can be called either as a function or as a subroutine.

EXAMPLES
     To print the current date and time either a function or
     subroutine call can be used.  The following three lines
     illustrate the use of a subroutine call.

          CHARACTER  string*3

          CALL fdate (string)
          WRITE (*,*)  string

     If called as a function, the calling routine must define
     fdate's type and length as shown below.

          CHARACTER  fdate*24
          EXTERNAL   fdate

          WRITE (*,*)  fdate()

FILES
     /usr/lib/libU77.a
                    f77 UTek system interface library.

SEE ALSO
     ctime(3c), time(3f), itime(3f), and idate(3f).















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