Model 4200A-SCS Parameter Analyzer Reference Manual
Section 6: Clarius
4200A-901-01 Rev. C / February 2017
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NOW Calc worksheet function
This command returns the present date and time as a serial number.
Usage
NOW()
Details
In a serial number, numbers to the left of the decimal point represent the date, and numbers to the
right of the decimal point represent the time. The result of the
NOW
function changes only when a
recalculation of the worksheet occurs.
Use the
DAY
,
HOUR
,
MINUTE
,
MONTH
,
SECOND
, and
YEAR
functions to extract the information in the
serial number created by the
NOW
function. These other functions can operate on the
NOW
function in
a nested format.
Example
=HOUR(NOW())
Returns the present hour.
Also see
(on page 6-278)
(on page 6-280)
(on page 6-287)
(on page 6-291)
(on page 6-296)
PI Calc worksheet function
This command returns the value of pi (
π
), which is approximately 3.1415.
Usage
PI()
Details
Although
PI
does not use arguments, you must supply the empty parentheses to correctly reference
this function.
Also see
(on page 6-277)
(on page 6-292)
