function nowinseconds = mbtime
%MBTIME  Return serial date number converted to seconds
%		TIME = MBTIME returns the serial date number as returned by function
%		NOW converted to seconds.
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%		Example:
%		time = mbtime;
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%		Markus Buehren
%		Last modified 21.04.2008 
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%		See also NOW, CLOCK, DATENUM.

% function datenummx is a mex-file found in toolbox/matlab/timefun
nowinseconds = datenummx(clock)*86400;