Basic Characteristics RAPID

CTime Reads the current time as a string
Example
CTime is used to read the current system time.
This function can be used to present the current time to the operator on the teach pendant
display or to paste the current time into a text file that the program writes to.
VAR string time;
time := CTime();
The current time is stored in the variable time.
Return value Data type: string
Example
Syntax
The current time in a string.
The standard time format is "hours:minutes:seconds", e.g. "18:20:46".
time := CTime();
TPWrite “The current time is: “+time;
Write logfile, time;
The current time is written to the teach pendant display and written into a text
file.
CTime ’(’ ’)’
A function with a return value of the type string.
RAPID Reference Manual 9-CTime-1