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DATE$ - a statement that uses DOS to set the current date
 
Syntax
  DATE$ = stringexpression
    ■ stringexpression must have one of the following forms:
        mm-dd-yy, mm-dd-yyyy, mm/dd/yy, or mm/dd/yyyy
      where mm and dd are the month and day, and yy or yyyy are the year
 
See Also  ◄TIME$►
 
Other Uses of the DATE$ Keyword
  ◄DATE$ function► - to get the current date from DOS