OPS/REXX Built-in Functions › TIME Function—Returns Current or Elapsed Time

TIME Function—Returns Current or Elapsed Time

When executed in a stand-alone OPS/REXX program, the TIME function operates identically to standard REXX and returns the current or elapsed time in the format specified by option.

Following is a list of various AOF rule types and a description of how the TIME function operates when executed in them:

• In a REQ rule, this function operates identically to standard REXX and returns the current or elapsed time in the format specified by option.
• In a TOD rule, the current time returned is always the time when the rule was scheduled to execute.
• In any other type of rule, the current time returned is always the time when the rule actually executed.
• In any rule other than a REQ rule, the elapsed time returned is always zero.

The TIME function has this format:

var = TIME(option)

option

Supports all values for option that are supported by standard REXX.