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twinBASIC Documentation
Welcome
Frequently Asked Questions
CustomControls
Introduction
Defining a CustomControl
Property Sheet and Object Serialization
Painting / Drawing to Your Control
Notes About the Form Designer
WebView2
Getting Started
Customize the UserDataFolder
Re-entrancy
Features
Attributes
Language Syntax
Alias Types
Data Types
Interfaces and CoClasses
Inheritance
Delegate Types
Generics
Overloading
Operators
Literals
Type Inference
Enhanced Pointer Functionality
UDT Enhancements
Loop Control
Return Syntax
Inline Variable Initialization
Handler Method Syntax
Module Organization
Comment Syntax
Project Configuration
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Compiler Options
ActiveX Registration
Standard Library
Unicode Support
File I/O
New Functions
GUI Components
Forms
Control Anchoring and Docking
Windowless Controls vs. Windowed Controls
Control Modernization
New Controls
Control Property Enhancements
UserControl Enhancements
Packages
Creating a TWINPACK Package
Importing a Package from TWINSERV
Importing a Package from a TWINPACK File
Updating a Package
Advanced Features
Multithreading
Direct Assembly Insertion
Static Linking
Enhanced API Declarations
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DateTime Module
Date
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Reference Section
Modules
DateTime Module
DateTime module
Date
– sets or returns the current system date
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