# DateTime variable

**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/datetime-variable/3866
**Category:** Feature Requests
**Created:** [June 19, 2007, 5:05am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/datetime-variable/3866 "2007-06-19T05:05:10Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stevage)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2007, 5:05am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/datetime-variable/3866/1 "2007-06-19T05:05:10Z")

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How about a variable called DateTime (or separate ones if you prefer) that always contains the current time in some standard format? It would be handy to be able to just drop into various expressions without having to explicitly retrieve the date and store it in a variable.

Steve

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### Author: ![deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/deleted_user/32/937_2.png) [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2007, 10:10am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/datetime-variable/3866/2 "2007-06-19T10:10:21Z")

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Would be very useful for me.   
 Daphna