What do you mean with 'faster'?
Please note the optional timer mode argument to both functions, avoid timer mode 1 in chart objects for performance reason:
now([ timer_mode])
Returns a timestamp of the current time from the system clock. The timer_mode may have the following values:
0 Time at previously finished reload (not currently ongoing reload)
1 Time at function call
2 Time when the document was opened
Default timer_mode is 1. The timer_mode = 1 should be used with caution, since it polls the operating system every second and hence could slow down the system.
today([timer_mode] )
Returns the current date from the system clock. The timer_mode may have the following values:
0 Date at script run
1 Date at function call
2 Date when the document was opened
Default timer_mode is 2. The timer_mode = 1 should be used with caution, since it polls the operating system every second and hence could slow down the system.
