RE: How to show system date and time in the form?

[Allen Yang]

Elia:
Thank you for your help.
I tried to use the following code for getting date and time. However, it
wasn't work. Would you mind take a look, and help me out.
FormPtr   form;
        UInt       handled = 0;
        UInt          index;
        VoidHand      RecHandle;
        Ptr           RecPointer;
        CharPtr           pString;
        Word error = 0;
        Err err = 0;
        SystemPreferencesType  sysPrefs;
        DateTimeType  dateTime;
        
        form = FrmGetActiveForm();

        switch (event->eType) 
        {
        case frmOpenEvent:
                FrmDrawForm(form);
                handled = 1; 
                        //Get the time formats from the system preferences.
                        TimeFormat = sysPrefs.timeFormat;
 
                        //Get the date formats from the system preferences
                        LongDateFormat = sysPrefs.longDateFormat;
                        ShortDateFormat = sysPrefs.dateFormat;
 
                        //Get today's date
                        TimSecondsToDateTime (TimGetSeconds (), &dateTime);
                        Date.year = dateTime.year - firstYear;
                        Date.month = dateTime.month;
                        Date.day = dateTime.day;
 
 
DateToAscii((Word)Date.year,(Byte)Date.month,(Byte)Date.day,pString);
                
                // print the time to the PC time/date field
                fieldptr_datetime_date = FrmGetObjectPtr(form,
FrmGetObjectIndex(form, fieldID_datetime_date));
                FldSetTextPtr(fieldptr_datetime_date, pString);
                FldRecalculateField(fieldptr_datetime_date, true);
Thank you, again

Allen

-----Original Message-----
From: Elia Freedman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, July 30, 1999 10:34 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: How to show system date and time in the form?


Try calling the date and time conversion routines to a string, and than
displaying each in a label or on a field.

Elia

-----Original Message-----
From: Allen Yang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, July 29, 1999 7:04 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: How to show system date and time in the form?


Hi,
Anyone can show me how to show the system date and time in the form?
I created a form. In the form, I need show the PC date and time in two
different field. One is for time, and another one for date.  I don't know
how to make this work?

I will appreciated any help.

allen