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    date and time :)

    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 "
    [/code]

    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...
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    Re: date and time :)

    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
    [/code]

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    Re: date and time :)

    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
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    Re: date and time :)

    Frank,

    answer to your question is on line 3 of the script


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    Re: date and time :)

    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
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    Re: date and time :)

    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
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