date and time :)

[Lionheart008]

hi all
little thing about date and time functions...
I know how to build a correct message box with date and time

but...

tried this one...

[code=thinbasic]uses "UI", "DT"

msgbox, format$(date$, "dd.mm.yyyy") + date$, "","Test for date "
msgbox, format$(time$, "hh:nn:ss") + time$, "","Test for time "
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I was just curious to test it, but doesn't work without "date$"and "time$" commands:

date$, "dd.mm.yyyy"

so I have used the correctly date$, time$ commands

my dummy question: it's possible to program the date and time values easier like this one: ??? "dd.mm.yyyy" as date, time, weekday, seconds and so on... functions ???

ciao, Lionheart
ps: perhaps this is the wrong place for this question... but I post it here...

[Petr Schreiber]

Hi Frank,

as help file says, Format$ serves only for numeric expressions.
Time$ and Date$ return strings.

But good news - DateTime module allows what you need:
[code=thinbasic]
uses "Console", "DT"

printl DT_DateFormat(date$, "dd.MM.yyyy")
printl DT_TimeFormat(time$, "hh:mm:ss")

waitkey
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Petr

[Lionheart008]

thanks petr!

haven't read DT properties not at all, I was too lazy

new one:

[code=thinbasic]uses "Console", "DT","UI"

printl DT_DateFormat(date$, "dd.MM.yyyy")
printl DT_TimeFormat(time$, "hh:mm:ss")

printl DT_GetWeekDayName(DT_GetWeekDay("04-23-09"), %DT_USE_SHORT_FORM)
MSGBOX 0, DT_GetWeekDayName(DT_GetWeekDay("04-23-09"), %DT_USE_SHORT_FORM) '---results "Thu"

waitkey[/code]

... but how I can fetch the weekday automatically by

DT_GetWeekDay("04-23-09")

without typing in the date ("04-23-09") here by hand to get the weekday ??? I have unread something??? or I am too tired... (sorry..) I will check it again...

ciao Lionheart

[Petr Schreiber]

Frank,

answer to your question is on line 3 of the script


Petr

[Lionheart008]

the mouse is in the hole was only really too tired... checked it... and runs
needed only fresh air...

[code=thinbasic]'--- testscript by lionheart

uses "Console", "DT","UI"

printl DT_DateFormat(date$, "dd.MM.yyyy")
printl DT_TimeFormat(time$, "hh:mm:ss")

printl DT_GetWeekDayName(DT_GetWeekDay(date$), %DT_USE_LONG_FORM)

MSGBOX 0, DT_GetWeekDayName(DT_GetWeekDay("04-23-09"), %DT_USE_SHORT_FORM) '---results "Thu"

waitkey[/code]

good evening, thanks for little "line 3" advice, petr, ciao, freezing Lionhead

[Lionheart008]

a little cup of thinbasic coffee with date and time instant powder for the morning

[code=thinbasic]'--- date and time example testscript by lionheart , 23.april.2009

uses "Console", "DT","UI"

printl DT_DateFormat(date$, "dd.MM.yyyy")
printl DT_TimeFormat(time$, "hh:mm:ss")

printl DT_GetWeekDayName(DT_GetWeekDay(date$), %DT_USE_LONG_FORM)

msgbox 0, DT_GetWeekDayName(DT_GetWeekDay(date$), %DT_USE_SHORT_FORM),"", "Today is: " '---results "Fri" '
msgbox 0, DT_CookieDate(0),"","all date and time in a cookie..."

msgbox 0, "Your local Time is: " + $TAB + DT_GetTime(%DT_GETLOCALTIME) + $CRLF + "Your system time: " + $TAB + DT_GetTime(%DT_GETSYSTEMTIME),"","local and system time "

printl
printl "-- push any key to exit, thanks!-- "
waitkey[/code]


nice to know more about date and time

a) local and system time (for me: two hours different, that's ok ???)
b) DT_cookieDate()
c) never used this DT module so concentrated, much more is possible

nice Day and Time for all, Lionheardt

ps: thank you eros for moving this topic to this place at board