7.6

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Time (function)

Returns the print time. Note that this function will only work if the document runs on a computer, since it is impossible for the

document to get the current time from a printer. So if you send your document to a printer and then simply send data with the

appropriate trigger to that printer, the document will run on the printer and the function will return an empty string. Use the

Run locally option, available in the PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tools, to ensure that the document runs on a computer rather

than on a printer.

Syntax

time(displayseconds)

Argument

displayseconds

Boolean specifying whether to display the time using seconds. True returns the time with seconds, False, without. The precise

format of the of the time value strings are set in the Windows Regional options.

Code Sample Example

This example shows how to add the current time with seconds (11:14:46 AM, as opposed to 11:14 AM, for example) on a doc-

ument page.

Example

show(time(true))

Trim (function)

Removes both leading and trailing spaces from a string.

Syntax

trim( string ) string value

Argument

string

String value from which you want to trim leading and trailing spaces.

Code Sample Example

This example trims leading and trailing spaces from the data selection on line 3, columns 8 to 24.

Example

trim(@(3,8,24))