How can I create a header file that includes date and time?

CATEGORY: PROGRAMMING
TYPE: MACRO
IMS VERSION: ALL
PLATFORM: ALL

The current date and time is stored in the system variables SYSTEM.DATE and SYSTEM.TIME, respectively.
You might use these variables in an OUTPUT command as follows:
OUTPUT("(Today's date is ", SYSTEM.DATE, " The time is ", SYSTEM.TIME, ")",NEWLIN)

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