# System Variables

DAY | Return Current System Date

String System Variable

## Contents

String, current system date, formatted

## Description

The DAY variable contains the current system date (e.g. 11/15/00) in a format based on the date style set in the DAY_FORMAT directive (MM/DD/YY by default).

Changes in DAY_FORMAT are reflected in the value returned in the DAY variable.

## See Also

DAY_FORMAT Specify DAY Format

## Example

print day," ",
day_format "DD/MM/YYYY";
print day
->run
11/15/00 15/11/2000