Q40176: Inserting Time and Date into Files

Article: Q40176
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 1.00   | 1.00
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 1-MAY-1989

To write a macro to insert the time and date into your file, use the
following insert commands:

   Command     Action

   Curdate     Inserts current date
   Curday      Inserts current day of the week
   Curfile     Inserts current filename
   Curfileext  Inserts current file extension
   Curfilenam  Inserts base name of current file
   Curtime     Inserts current time
   Curuser     Inserts name specified in USER environment variable

The following macro can be inserted into your TOOLS.INI to insert the
filename, time, and date:

;Macro for time and date.
    Header:= Curfilenam tab Curtime tab Curdate
    Header:Alt+H

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