24.7: System Information Functions

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The following table provides a list of intrinsic functions that obtain information from the system.

Function	Description
COMMAND_ARGUMENT_COUNT()	Returns the number of command line arguments.
GET_COMMAND_ARGUMENT(NUMBER, VALUE, LENGTH, STATUS)	Returns the command line arguments, if any. NUMBER, integer argument of the number to return. Must be between 1 and COMMAND_ARGUMENT_COUNT(). VALUE, character(*), N^th argument LENGTH, integer, length of argument returned in VALUE STATUS, integer, status, 0=success and -1=VALUE character array is too small for argument, other values=retrieval failed
CPU_TIME(TIME)	Returns the amount of CPU time expended on the current program in seconds. TIME is return as a real value.
DATE_AND_TIME(DATE, TIME,ZONE,VALUES)	Return the date and time. DATE(), character(8), string in the form YYYYMMDD, where YYYY is year, MM is month, and DD is date. TIME(), character(10), string in the form HHMMSS.SSS where HH is hour, MM is minute, SS is second, and SSS is millisecond. ZONE(), character(5), string in the form of \(\pm\)HHMM, where HHMM is the time difference between local time and Coordination Universal Time. VALUES(), integer array where VALUES(1) \(\rightarrow\) year VALUES(2) \(\rightarrow\) month (1-12) VALUES(3) \(\rightarrow\) date (1-31) VALUES(4) \(\rightarrow\) time zone difference (minutes) VALUES(5) \(\rightarrow\) hour (0-23) VALUES(6) \(\rightarrow\) minutes VALUES(7) \(\rightarrow\) seconds (0-59) VALUES(8) \(\rightarrow\) milleseconds (0-999) Each argument is optional, but at least one argument must be included.