CURRENT_DATE Function
Description: Returns the current date based on the computer's system date. This value can then be used to set the value in data elements with a processing type of date. For data privacy, the returned date is stored in an internal format and the user cannot change this format. Once the current date is returned, it can be acted upon by the other date functions.
Parameters: None
Return: String containing the current date.
Syntax: CURRENT_DATE()
Example: Set the update date to the current date:
DE("Update date").setValue( CURRENT_DATE( ) );
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