Man Page fdate.3f

NAME

     fdate - return date and time in an ASCII string

SYNOPSIS

     subroutine fdate (string)
     character*24 string

     character*24 function fdate()

DESCRIPTION

     fdate returns the current date and time  as  a  24-character
     string in the format described under ctime(3).

     fdate can be called either as a function or as a subroutine.
     If called as a function, the calling routine must define its
     type and length.

     Example:

          character*24   fdate
          write(*,*) fdate()
          end

     The output is formatted as follows:
          Mon Aug 1 09:24:21 1994

FILES

     libF77.a

SEE ALSO

     ctime(3c), time(3F), idate(3F)