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# FUNCTION:                 GENERATION OF TIMEDATE OBJECTS:
#  Sys.timeDate              Returns system time as an 'timeDate' object 
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Sys.timeDate <- 
    function(FinCenter = myFinCenter)
{   
    # A function implemented by Diethelm Wuertz

    # Description:
    #   Returns system time as an object of class 'timeDate'

    # Arguments:
    #   FinCenter - a character string with the the location of the
    #       financial center named as "continent/city"

    # Value:
    #   Returns the system time as an object of class 'timeDate'.

    # Check Time Zone:
    TZ <- Sys.getenv("TZ")
    if(TZ[[1]] != "GMT") {
        Sys.setenv(TZ = "GMT")
        on.exit(Sys.setenv(TZ = TZ))
    }

    if (FinCenter == "") FinCenter = "GMT"

    # Return System Time:
    timeDate(as.character(Sys.time()), zone = "GMT", FinCenter = FinCenter)
}


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