&SYSCLOCK System Variable Symbol

Use &SYSCLOCK to obtain the TOD clock date and time at which the macro was generated, based on Universal Time (GMT).

The local-scope system variable symbol &SYSCLOCK is assigned a read-only value each time a macro definition is called.

The value of &SYSCLOCK is a 26-character string in the format:

YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.mmmmmm

where:

YYYY
is a four-digit field that gives the year, including the century. It has a value between 0000 and 9999, inclusive.
MM
is a two-digit field that gives the month of the year. It has a value between 01 and 12, inclusive.
DD
is a two-digit field that gives the day of the month. It has a value between 01 and 31, inclusive.
HH
is a two-digit field that gives the hour of the day. It has a value between 00 and 23, inclusive.
MM
is a two-digit field that gives the minute of the hour. It has a value between 00 and 59, inclusive.
SS
is a two-digit field that gives the second of the minute. It has a value between 00 and 59, inclusive.
mmmmmm
is a six-digit field that gives the microseconds within the seconds. It has a value between 000000 and 999999, inclusive.

Example:

2001-06-08 17:36:03 043284

Notes:
  1. The value of the type attribute of &SYSCLOCK (T'&SYSCLOCK) is always U.
  2. The value of the count attribute (K'&SYSCLOCK) is always 26.

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