     <code class="function">rdefmtdate</code> which allows you to specify the format mask
        explicitly.
       </p><p>
        The function returns the same values as <code class="function">rdefmtdate</code>.
       </p></dd><dt id="ECPG-INFORMIX-FUNCTIONS-RTODAY"><span class="term"><code class="function">rtoday</code></span> <a href="#ECPG-INFORMIX-FUNCTIONS-RTODAY" class="id_link">#</a></dt><dd><p>
        Get the current date.
</p><pre class="synopsis">
void rtoday(date *d);
</pre><p>
        The f