Current Date

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February 25, 2021
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Hi all

what is best way to get mathcad to reference todays date?

I want to add a function that removes functionality of the sheet after day 6 months should another user try to access it. So will write a statement like the following

If todays date is > 01/01/2022 then etc...

Civil_Engineering

Best answer by Werner_E

Here is an example of my last suggestion

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Werner_E

25-Diamond I

Are you talking about real Mathcad or just Prime?
In Mathcad you could use a scripted component to get and return the current date.

In Prime you can use the time() function which gives you the number of seconds since 1.1.1970. You can now write a routine to get the current date using the number returned by time(0).

You can find solutions for both approaches by searching in this forum.

Another way is using an Excel component with the current date in a cell. Kind of using a sledgehammer to crack a nut 😉

For your purpose you won't need the current date, though. Simply add the number of seconds in six months to the result given by time(0) now. If the result of time(0) exceeds this number, its six months later. You may be generous and use 31 days for a month 😉