{"identifier":55207,"topic":"Functions","name":"date","text":"<code>the <\/code>[<i><code>adjective<\/i><\/code> ]<code> date<\/code> <code>date()<\/code> <br><br>\n\n Value returned: text string representing the current date set in your Macintosh, in the following date formats: <br><br>\n\n <code>the date<\/code>                  --<code> 12\/25\/93 date()<\/code>                      --<code> 12\/25\/93 the abbrev date<\/code>    --<code> Sat, Dec 25, 1993 the short date<\/code>      --<code> 12\/25\/93 the long date    <\/code>--<code> Saturday,                        December 25, 1993  the English date <\/code> --<code> Saturday,                        December 25, 1993<\/code> <br>\n<br>\n<code> <\/code> When HyperCard is running under System 7.1, the long, abbrev, and short forms agree with the formats set in the Date & Time Control Panel.<code> <\/code> The form<code> the English date <\/code>returns the date in the form<code> <i>day<\/i>,<i> month dayNumber, fullYearNumber<\/i> <\/code>using english weekdays and months no matter what language the system is localized for and no matter what the settings are on the Date & Time Control Panel. <br>\n","related":{"27092":null,"33535":"convert","66404":"time"},"examples":"","demo":"<br><br>\n\n ","debug":{"9":["the [adjective ] dat"],"10":["\r\rWhen HyperCard is "]}}