@DATE[date[,format]] : Returns the number of days since January 1, 1980 for the specified date. See date formats for information on acceptable date formats. Date must be between 1980-01-01 and 2099-12-31 (inclusive).

 

@DATE accepts an optional second parameter specifying the date format:

 

 

If you don't supply any argument(s), @DATE defaults to using the current date.

 

Examples:

 

echo %@date[01-01-2012]

11688

 

echo %@date[2012-01-01,4]

11688

 

echo %@date[%_date]

11814