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TODAY
Returns the current date according to the specified or default timezone.
Sample usage
TODAY()
TODAY("America/Los_Angeles")
TODAY("-08")
Syntax
TODAY([time_zone])
Parameters
time_zone- Optional. A text field or expression representing the timezone to use. If no timezone is specified, the default timezone UTC is used. SeeTimezone definitionsfor information on how to specify a time zone.
If thetime_zoneparameter evaluates toNULL, this function returnsNULL.
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