topic Re: Update data &quot;Today&quot; in QlikView https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Update-data-quot-Today-quot/m-p/411502#M489604 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Please check the Help for the default timer mode argument:</P><P></P><P class="syntax"><A name="kanchor472"></A><A name="today"></A><SPAN class="Bold">today(</SPAN><SPAN class="Italic">[timer_mode]</SPAN><SPAN class="Bold"> )</SPAN> </P><P>Returns the current date from the system clock. The <SPAN class="Italic">timer_mode</SPAN> may have the following values:</P><P>0 Date at script run<BR />1 Date at function call<BR />2 Date when the document was opened&nbsp;&nbsp; </P><P>Default <SPAN class="Italic">timer_mode</SPAN> is 2. The <SPAN class="Italic">timer_mode = 1</SPAN> should be used with caution, since it polls the operating system every second and hence could slow down the system. </P><P></P><P>So, if you are using timer_mode 2 (default), it is indeed only updated when you open the document.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:38:51 GMT swuehl 2012-11-07T13:38:51Z Update data "Today" https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Update-data-quot-Today-quot/m-p/411501#M489603 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello everyone, it is possible that the date <EM>today</EM> on Qlik is updated only when opening a document Qlik?</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:32:22 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Update-data-quot-Today-quot/m-p/411501#M489603 Anonymous 2012-11-07T13:32:22Z Re: Update data "Today" https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Update-data-quot-Today-quot/m-p/411502#M489604 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Please check the Help for the default timer mode argument:</P><P></P><P class="syntax"><A name="kanchor472"></A><A name="today"></A><SPAN class="Bold">today(</SPAN><SPAN class="Italic">[timer_mode]</SPAN><SPAN class="Bold"> )</SPAN> </P><P>Returns the current date from the system clock. The <SPAN class="Italic">timer_mode</SPAN> may have the following values:</P><P>0 Date at script run<BR />1 Date at function call<BR />2 Date when the document was opened&nbsp;&nbsp; </P><P>Default <SPAN class="Italic">timer_mode</SPAN> is 2. The <SPAN class="Italic">timer_mode = 1</SPAN> should be used with caution, since it polls the operating system every second and hence could slow down the system. </P><P></P><P>So, if you are using timer_mode 2 (default), it is indeed only updated when you open the document.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:38:51 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Update-data-quot-Today-quot/m-p/411502#M489604 swuehl 2012-11-07T13:38:51Z