# CDATE System Variable [GstarCAD 2020](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2020/Index.md) → [System Variables](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2020/System%20Variables/(System%20Variables).md) → [C](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2020/System%20Variables/C/(C).md) **Function Description:** The CDATE system variable is used to save current date and time by decimal type of codes. (Read-Only) | | | | --- | --- | | Type | Real | | Saved in | Not saved | | Initial value | unknown | The date and time is shown by decimal type beginning with the year. After the decimal point, CDATE displays the time using a 24-hour clock. --- ## Other versions with matching text [GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/System%20Variables/C/CDATE%20System%20Variable--b0f573a7c94f.md) · [GstarCAD 2017](../../../2017/System%20Variables/C/CDATE%20System%20Variable--b0f573a7c94f.md) · [GstarCAD 2018](../../../2018/System%20Variables/C/CDATE%20System%20Variable--b0f573a7c94f.md) · [GstarCAD 2019](../../../2019/System%20Variables/C/CDATE%20System%20Variable--b0f573a7c94f.md) · [GstarCAD 2021](../../../2021/System%20Variables/C/CDATE%20System%20Variable--b0f573a7c94f.md) · [GstarCAD 2022](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2022/System%20Variables/C/CDATE%20System%20Variable--b0f573a7c94f.md)