The
publishdate function returns the date and time that the code was compiled. Generally, this is not particularly meaningful because the code is compiled right before it is executed. The exception to this is when you create
compiled binary data entry applications. These files, with the extension .pen, are used to run applications on mobile devices. In the case of a .pen file, the value returned by the function will be the date and time that the .pen file was created.
The function returns a number in the form YYYYMMddHHmmss , where YYYY is the year, MM is the month, dd is the day, HH is the hour, mm is the minute, and ss are the seconds.