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Date &amp; Time Management
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<tt><a href="../name/gb_date_serial%3Fen">GB_DATE_SERIAL</a></tt>
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Splitted Date/time value structure.
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<tt><a href="../name/gb_date%3Fen">GB_DATE</a></tt>
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Date/time value datatype.
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<tt><a href="../name/gb.gettime%3Fen">GB.GetTime</a></tt>
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Returns the current time in seconds.
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<tt><a href="../name/gb.makedate%3Fen">GB.MakeDate</a></tt>
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Makes a <a href="../../def/gambas%3Fen">Gambas</a> date/time value from its components.
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<tt><a href="../name/gb.makedatefromtime%3Fen">GB.MakeDateFromTime</a></tt>
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Makes a date/time value from a Unix time.
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<tt><a href="../name/gb.splitdate%3Fen">GB.SplitDate</a></tt>
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Splits a date/time value into its components.
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<h2>Overview</h2>
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These functions allow you to use the <a href="../../def/gambas%3Fen">Gambas</a> date & time functions
from a component.
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<li><tt><a href="../name/gb.gettime%3Fen">GB.GetTime</a></tt> is an equivalent of <a href="../../lang/timer%3Fen">Timer</a> or <a href="../../lang/now%3Fen">Now</a>.
<li><tt><a href="../name/gb.makedate%3Fen">GB.MakeDate</a></tt> is an equivalent of <a href="../../lang/date%3Fen">Date</a>.
<li><tt><a href="../name/gb.splitdate%3Fen">GB.SplitDate</a></tt> is an equivalent of <a href="../../lang/year%3Fen">Year</a>, <a href="../../lang/month%3Fen">Month</a>, <a href="../../lang/day%3Fen">Day</a>, <a href="../../lang/hour%3Fen">Hour</a>...
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