PublishDate Function

Format

Description

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.

Return Value

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.

Example

numeric publishDay = int(publishdate() / 1000000); // ignore the time

if datediff(publishDay,sysdate("YYYYMMDD")) > 20 then
errmsg("This program expires after 20 days. Sync to get a new program.");
stop(1);
endif;