Setting System Time and Date from VB6.0

[vdraceil]

Hi experts, I have a question. Is it possible to set (change/edit) the system time and date by coding in vb6.0? I think it's not possible (80%) but maybe experts might have an answer - I suppose.

[daniel aristidou]

Hi experts, I have a question. Is it possible to set (change/edit) the system time and date by coding in vb6.0? I think it's not possible (80%) but maybe experts might have an answer - I suppose.

I could not find a way from vb 6 however there is a way using vb 2005.
Visual Basic 2005
Visual Basic 2005 replaces Date and Time with the Today and TimeOfDay properties, which use the eight-byte common language runtime (CLR) DateTime structure. This corresponds with the Date data type in Visual Basic 2005. You can use Today and TimeOfDay to both set and fetch the system date and time.

Visual Basic 2005 replaces the Date$ and Time$ functions with the DateString and TimeString properties. You can use DateString and TimeString to both set and fetch the system date and time.

The Now and Timer functions are replaced by read-only properties of the same names. Their calling sequences remain unchanged.

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[QVeen72]

Hi experts, I have a question. Is it possible to set (change/edit) the system time and date by coding in vb6.0? I think it's not possible (80%) but maybe experts might have an answer - I suppose.

Hi,

Date = CDate("29-12-2007")

Regards
Veena

[Torgg]

If memory serves, Windows XP (SP2) and Vista systems update their date and time from the internet every few days.

[Killer42]

If memory serves, Windows XP (SP2) and Vista systems update their date and time from the internet every few days.

Only if you configure them that way.

In fact, I don't think XP has that built in at all, does it? Don't you have to download synchronisation software from somewhere? Or am I think of an earlier version of Windows?

[vdraceil]

Hi,

Date = CDate("29-12-2007")

Regards
Veena

Thanks for replying..
Isn't CDate() a conversion type function like CInt,CSng etc..Will it set system time?! Please clear my doubt..

[Killer42]

Thanks for replying..
Isn't CDate() a conversion type function like CInt,CSng etc..Will it set system time?! Please clear my doubt..

That's right. The CDate function in that code was simply converting the string to a date value.

I have no idea whether it works or not, but assigning the value to Date must be what was intended to do the job.

[vdraceil]

That's right. The CDate function in that code was simply converting the string to a date value.

I have no idea whether it works or not, but assigning the value to Date must be what was intended to do the job.

So we dont have a possibility of setting time by code in vb6.0 ?!

[lotus18]

So we dont have a possibility of setting time by code in vb6.0 ?!

Hi

If you want to modify the current system date and time you can try this:

         Shell "rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL  timedate.cpl,,0"
 

Rey Sean

[vdraceil]

Hi

If you want to modify the current system date and time you can try this:

         Shell "rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL  timedate.cpl,,0"
 

Rey Sean

Where do i give the input time and date?

[lotus18]

Where do i give the input time and date?

Have you tried the code?

Rey Sean

[Killer42]

From VB6 Help...

Date Statement

Sets the current system date.

Syntax

Date = date

For systems running Microsoft Windows 95, the required date specification must be a date from January 1, 1980 through December 31, 2099. For systems running Microsoft Windows NT, date must be a date from January 1, 1980 through December 31, 2079.

[QVeen72]

Isn't CDate() a conversion type function like CInt,CSng etc..Will it set system time?! Please clear my doubt..

hi,

It will change the system date.. why dont you try it..?

Regards
Veena