Date() vs Today ()

[HarshaChaube]

Hi,

Please help me understand the difference between date () and today () function.

Are they always the same ?

Thanks !

[novinosrin]

My test gives me same results

data w;
date1=today();
output;
put date1= ;
date1=date();
output;
put date1= ;
format date1 date9.;
run;

date1=03JUL2018
date1=03JUL2018

[HarshaChaube]

yes, exactly. I get the same results.

But is there any scenario where they differs?

[novinosrin]

No idea. Both of us will have to wait for responses from somebody who knows about it.

[Reeza]

They are alias of each other. 

http://documentation.sas.com/?docsetId=lefunctionsref&docsetTarget=p0hm9egy8s7mokn1mz0yxng80ax5.htm&...

[Tom]

The same difference as between right Twix and a left Twix.

[RW9]

The left finger, as with the right finger are both Unixes, its only when join in one packet do they become a Twix.  Being right handed, means right is always first and thus better.