More information about system attributes
- Last UpdatedAug 30, 2024
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System attributes are read only attributes that show the current date and time in a variety of formats.
Important: System attributes are predefined and available only for AVEVA OMI ViewApps. System attributes cannot be included in an InTouch application.
All system attributes listed in the following table operate in the MyViewApp.System namespace . The names of these system attributes are specified with the MyViewApp.System prefix in the form MyViewApp.System.attribute_name.
|
Attribute Name |
Data Type |
Attribute Type |
Initial Value |
Description |
|
Date |
DateTime |
Read Only |
No initial value |
Returns the number of whole days that have passed since the January 1,1970 in the local time zone. |
|
DateString |
String |
Read Only |
No initial value |
Returns the current date formatted as MM/DD/YYYY |
|
DateTime |
DateTime |
Read Only |
No initial value |
Returns the real number of days since January 1, 1970, in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), regardless of the local time zone. |
|
Day |
Integer |
Read Only |
No initial value |
Returns the current day of a month (1-31). |
|
Hour |
Integer |
Read Only |
No initial value |
Returns the current hour (0-23) of a day. |
|
Minute |
Integer |
Read Only |
No initial value |
Returns the current minute (0-59) of an hour. |
|
Month |
Integer |
Read Only |
No initial value |
Returns the current month (1-12) of a year. |
|
Msec |
Integer |
Read Only |
No initial value |
Returns the current millisecond of the current second (000-999) |
|
Second |
Integer |
Read Only |
No initial value |
Returns the current second (00-59) of a minute. |
|
Time |
DateTime |
Read Only |
No initial value |
Returns the number of milliseconds of the current time in a day. |
|
TimeString |
String |
Read Only |
No initial value |
Returns the current time formatted as HH:MM:SS |
|
Year |
Integer |
Read Only |
No initial value |
Returns the current four-digit year. |