LDT_Now

 Function - Reports the current system time as a long date and time (LDT).

• The returned value is time-zone independent.
• Use LDT_To_DTL_Local or LDT_To_DTL_UTC to convert it to a calendar date and time.

Inputs

Input	Data Type See Data Types.	Range	Unit	Default	Description
output	LDT	N/A	N/A	No default	A variable where the present system time is written.

Outputs

Output	Data Type See Data Types.	Range	Unit	Description
Q	BOOL	FALSE, TRUE	N/A	If TRUE, the present time was read successfully.

FBD Language Example

FFLD Language Example

IL Language Example

Not available.

ST Language Example

// Obtain the current time, then convert it to a local calendar date and time.
Ok := LDT_Now(MyLDT);
IF Ok THEN
   Ok := LDT_To_DTL_Local(MyLDT, MyDTL);
   IF Ok THEN
      // MyDTL now holds the current local calendar date and time.
   END_IF;
END_IF;