&SYSCLOCK System Variable Symbol

Use &SYSCLOCK to obtain the TOD clock date and time at which the macro was generated, based on Universal Time (GMT).

The local-scope system variable symbol &SYSCLOCK is assigned a read-only value each time a macro definition is called.

The value of &SYSCLOCK is a 26-character string in the format:

YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.mmmmmm

where:

YYYY: Is a four-digit field that gives the year, including the century. It has a value 0000 - 9999.
MM: Is a two-digit field that gives the month of the year. It has a value 01 - 12.
DD: Is a two-digit field that gives the day of the month. It has a value 01 - 31.
HH: Is a two-digit field that gives the hour of the day. It has a value 00 - 23.
MM: Is a two-digit field that gives the minute of the hour. It has a value 00 - 59.
SS: Is a two-digit field that gives the second of the minute. It has a value 00 - 59.
mmmmmm: Is a six-digit field that gives the microseconds within the seconds. It has a value 000000 - 999999.

Example:

2001-06-08 17:36:03 043284

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