Bug 162791 - The specification of the Now function has been changed differently from its description, so additions and modifications are required
Summary: The specification of the Now function has been changed differently from its d...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Documentation (show other bugs)
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(earliest affected)
unspecified
Hardware: All All
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Whiteboard: target:25.2.0
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Blocks: Macro-StarBasic
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Reported: 2024-09-04 13:17 UTC by nobu
Modified: 2025-02-17 12:27 UTC (History)
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Description nobu 2024-09-04 13:17:23 UTC
Description:
The specification of the Now function has been changed differently from its description, so additions and modifications are required.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. The Now function has changed.
  https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=161469

2. Open help of Now Function.
  https://help.libreoffice.org/25.2/ja/text/sbasic/shared/03030203.html

Actual Results:
3. There are no corrections or additions associated with this change.

Expected Results:
3. Along with the changes, corrections and additions will be made and sample code will be provided.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
If you change the specifications, you must correct them immediately.
If you don't, you won't know if the feature is correct or if it's a bug.
Comment 2 Commit Notification 2024-09-05 08:37:00 UTC
Olivier Hallot committed a patch related to this issue.
It has been pushed to "master":

https://git.libreoffice.org/help/commit/d984c2e53073403920ff738525fa7b34910bdc7d

tdf#162791 Update BASIC now() help page.
Comment 3 fpy 2024-09-05 11:40:51 UTC
(In reply to Commit Notification from comment #2)
> Olivier Hallot committed a patch related to this issue.
> It has been pushed to "master":
> 
> https://git.libreoffice.org/help/commit/
> d984c2e53073403920ff738525fa7b34910bdc7d

not sure this change clarify nor reflect the change.

  dim d as date
  d = Now
  dim dd as double
  dd = Now

  MsgBox "It is now " & format(d, "HH:MM:SS.000")
  MsgBox "It is now " & format(dd, "HH:MM:SS.000")
  MsgBox dd
  dd = Now


the "Return value" section should be updated.
Comment 4 Olivier Hallot 2025-02-17 12:27:31 UTC
(In reply to fpy from comment #3)
> (In reply to Commit Notification from comment #2)
> > Olivier Hallot committed a patch related to this issue.
> > It has been pushed to "master":
> > 
> > https://git.libreoffice.org/help/commit/
> > d984c2e53073403920ff738525fa7b34910bdc7d
> 
> not sure this change clarify nor reflect the change.
> 
>   dim d as date
>   d = Now
>   dim dd as double
>   dd = Now
> 
>   MsgBox "It is now " & format(d, "HH:MM:SS.000")

You are formatting d with a format that forces milliseconds. If you just 

msgbox d

you will get display limited to seconds.

> the "Return value" section should be updated.

The return value is of Date type.