Date                                                                            Object

ADDOBJECT "Date", name, xpos, ypos, width, height

Description

Date is used to display a standard date pickerobject in the output window. The required component, name, is the name of a variable that is added to the program to reference the object, it must follow standard variable naming conventions. The required components, xpos, ypos, width, and height are numeric expressions that set the location and size of the object in pixels, measured from the upper left corner of the output window. Do not use a MSGBOX inside your Date_Change event: it will cause an error. This object is not available on Windows CE 2.0 devices. Use the .Date property to set the date.

Properties Supported (see "Properties")

BorderStyle, Date, Enabled, FontBold, FontItalic, FontName, FontSize, FontStrikethru, FontUnderline, LongFormat, Height, Hwnd, Left, Name, ParentHWnd, TabStop, Tag, Text, Timer, Top, Visible, Width, WindowLong

Methods Supported (see "Methods")

Hide, Move, SetFocus, Show

Events Supported (see "Events")

Change, DropDown, gotFocus, KeyDown, KeyUp, KeyPress, LostFocus, Timer

Example

REM Date Example

ADDOBJECT "Date", "Date", 100,100,90,20

Date.fontBold=true

SUB Date_Dropdown

  PRINT "Date Dropdown"

END SUB

SUB Date_Change

  PRINT "Date Changed to " & Date.Date

END SUB

Output

Related Items

ADDOBJECT, Events, Methods, Properties