system

Specifies that the date and time functions should be formatted in accordance with the user's system preferences.

# Metadata

Platforms: desktop, server OS: mac, windows, linux Introduced: 1.1 Security:

# Syntax

system

# Examples

put the system date && the system time into field "Clock"

# Description

Use the system keyword to correctly format dates and times that will be viewed by the user (for example, dates and times that are displayed in a field).

The system format is set by the Date & Time control panel (on Mac OS), the Date control panel (on Windows), or the LANG environment variable (on Unix).

You can use the system keyword in combination with the long, abbreviated, or short keywords.

>*Note:* The system keyword is implemented internally as a > property and appears in the propertyNames. However, it cannot be > used as a property in an expression, nor with the set command.

# Tags

math,

# See

- **keyword:** long, field, short, abbreviated - **command:** convert, set - **function:** time, dateFormat, format, date, propertyNames - **glossary:** property, command, Windows, keyword, Mac OS, function, Unix, expression