How to enter a date with format mm/dd/yyyy

jqtimbang

Hello! I'm a newbie in VB. Can someone please help me how to format my input date in mm/dd/yyyy? Example when I enter 11/16/2006 in the text box 11/16/020 will appear. Thank you.

Nov 16 '06 #1

willakawill

Hello! I'm a newbie in VB. Can someone please help me how to format my input date in mm/dd/yyyy? Example when I enter 11/16/2006 in the text box 11/16/020 will appear. Thank you.

Hi. Are you saying that this is what is happenning or this is what you want to happen?

Nov 16 '06 #2

Killer42

Hello! I'm a newbie in VB. Can someone please help me how to format my input date in mm/dd/yyyy? Example when I enter 11/16/2006 in the text box 11/16/020 will appear. Thank you.

How are you accepting the input? A textbox? Have you considered using a "masked textbox"? (I can't recall the official name of this control type.)

Nov 16 '06 #3

jqtimbang

Hi. Are you saying that this is what is happenning or this is what you want to happen?

Hi! its what I want to happen. activation date = mm/dd/yyyy . Thank you for a quick reply.

Nov 16 '06 #4

jqtimbang

How are you accepting the input? A textbox? Have you considered using a "masked textbox"? (I can't recall the official name of this control type.)

I'm accepting it in a textbox. Unfortuantely, i still don;t know how to masked it. Thanks.

Nov 16 '06 #5

Killer42

I'm accepting it in a textbox. Unfortuantely, i still don;t know how to masked it. Thanks.

Can you show us the code which moves the value from the textbox to the date/time variable, or whetever you're placing it in?

Also, I don't know whether it will be much use or not, but the control I was referring to can be found under Project|Components as "Microsoft Masked Edit Control".

Nov 16 '06 #6

sashi

I'm accepting it in a textbox. Unfortuantely, i still don;t know how to masked it. Thanks.

Hi there,

Why not make things alot more easier by using VB Masked Control, you can save alot of valuable time. Good luck & take care.

Nov 16 '06 #7

Killer42

Hi there,

Why not make things alot more easier by using VB Masked Control, you can save alot of valuable time. Good luck & take care.

Yes, it might be helpful. The datepicker control might be even better.

However, it sounds as though the real problem is not the input, but the conversion to a date value. That's why I asked to see the code.

Nov 16 '06 #8

jqtimbang

Yes, it might be helpful. The datepicker control might be even better.

However, it sounds as though the real problem is not the input, but the conversion to a date value. That's why I asked to see the code.

I tried the Masked and its works fine but i'm trying to fix my tab index now. i think it got mixed up. Btw, killer42 i don't have a code yet to input the date. What I have is the textbox labeled as txt_activedate with the datasource pointed to an access database.

Nov 16 '06 #9

jqtimbang

I tried the Masked and its works fine but i'm trying to fix my tab index now. i think it got mixed up. Btw, killer42 i don't have a code yet to input the date. What I have is the textbox labeled as txt_activedate with the datasource pointed to an access database.

Yehey!! maskEd Box is now working in my input date format... tab index was also fixed. Thanks everyone!! :0)

Nov 16 '06 #10

Killer42

I tried the Masked and its works fine but i'm trying to fix my tab index now. i think it got mixed up. Btw, killer42 i don't have a code yet to input the date. What I have is the textbox labeled as txt_activedate with the datasource pointed to an access database.

Cool!

Let us know if you need any more help.

Nov 16 '06 #11

jqtimbang

Cool!

Let us know if you need any more help.

Yes, i will definitely seek your help again.. you guys are so cool! that was quick i learned from you a lot... till next time.... Thanks very much :)

Nov 16 '06 #12