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now

Gets the current date and time of the computer running the CFML server.

now()

returns date

Using now() in Script

Let’s display the current server datetime using script.

writeOutput( 'The current date and time is: ' & now() );

Expected Result: The current date and time is: {ts ‘2014-03-19 15:27:42’}

Using now() in Tagged CFML

Let’s display the current server datetime using tagged CFML.

<p>The current date and time is: <cfoutput>#now()#</cfoutput></p>

Expected Result: The current date and time is: {ts ‘2014-03-19 15:27:42’}

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