>> now
ans =
7.3512e+005
>> clock
ans =
1.0e+003 *
2.0120 0.0090 0.0030 0.0150 0.0270 0.0590
>> myd='2012/05/12'
myd =
2012/05/12
>> datenum(myd)
ans =
735001
>> datenum(myd,'yyyy/mm/dd')
ans =
735001
>> datestr(now,'yyyy/mm/dd')
ans =
2012/09/03
>>
>> t=rem(now,1)
t =
0.6605
>> datestr(t)
ans =
3:51 PM
>>