Date and Time Command Summary
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Date and Time Command Summary
■ Visual Basic provides several different ways to manipulate and use date
and time values:
◄Date and Time Formats► Used to format date/time output (FORMAT$)
◄DAY Function► Returns the day of the month from a serial number
◄HOUR Function► Returns the hour from a serial number
◄DATE$ Function► Returns the current system date (dd-mm-yyyy)
◄DATE$ Statement► Sets the current system date
◄DATESERIAL Function► Returns a serial number from y%, m%, d% arguments
◄DATEVALUE Function► Returns a serial number from a date string
◄FORMAT$ Function► Converts a number to a string and formats it
◄MINUTE Function► Returns the minute from a serial number
◄MONTH Function► Returns the month from a serial number
◄NOW Function► Returns serial number equal to current date/time
◄ON TIMER Statement► Branches to a specified routine after n seconds
◄SECOND Function► Returns the seconds from a serial number
◄Serial Numbers► Defines Visual Basic date/time code conventions
◄TIME$ Function► Returns the current system time (hh:mm:ss)
◄TIME$ Statement► Sets the current system time
◄Timer Control► Runs a procedure at a set time interval
◄Timer Event► Occurs when timer control interval has elapsed
◄TIMESERIAL Function► Returns a serial number from h%, m%, s% arguments
◄TIMER Statement► Enables/disables/suspends timer event trapping
◄TIMEVALUE Function► Returns a serial number from a time string
◄WEEKDAY Function► Returns the day of the week from serial number
◄YEAR Function► Returns the year from serial number
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