DATE$ Statement


 Example

 Note that the  DATE$ function in the following example prints a zero in
 front of the month.

 PRINT DATE$



 Output

 04-21-1989




 DATE$ Statement
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 Action

 Sets the current date in your computer's system.


 Syntax

  DATE$ =  stringexpression$


 Remarks

 The  DATE$ statement is the complement of the  DATE$ function.

 If you use the  DATE$ statement to set the date, the change remains in
 effect until you change it again or reboot your computer.

 The  stringexpression$ must have one of the following forms, where  mm
 (01-12) and  dd (01-31) are the month and day, and  yy or  yyyy
 (1980-2099) is the year.

  mm-dd-yy
 mm-dd-yyyy
 mm-dd-yy
 mm-dd-yyyy


 See Also

  DATE$ Function , TIME$ Statement


 Example

 The following example prompts you to supply the month, date, and year, then
 resets the system date on your computer. Note that if you change the system
 date, any files you create or revise will be stamped with the new date.

 PRINT "Enter the date below (default year is 1989)."
 INPUT "    Month.   ",Month$
 INPUT "    Date.    ",Day$
 INPUT "    Year.    ",Year$
 IF Year$ = "" THEN Year$ = "89"
 DATE$ = Month$ + "-" + Day$ + "-" + Year$