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From: Bruce_H_Ring@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: SQLWindows date/time question
Message-ID: <33300@cup.portal.com>
Date: 28 Aug 90 02:21:54 GMT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
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wluo@brahms.amd.com (Wilbur Luo) asks a SQLWindows question:

> How do you make a field in a form that gives a running current
> date/time?
>
> (I.e., just have the current time running in the corner of the
> application).

I would have responded directly to your question, but now I
can't find it!

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Here's a code fragment for what you what (shown without the
diamonds):

Form Window: frmMain
	...
	Contents
		Data Field: dfClock
			Data
				Maximum Data Length: Dynamic
				Data Type: Date/Time
				...
			Message Actions
				On SAM_Timer
					Set dfClock = SalDateCurrent ( )
				On SAM_Create
					Call SalTimerSet ( hWndItem, 1, 1000 )
			...
		Message Actions
			On SAM_Destroy
				Call SalTimerKill ( dfClock, 1 )

When you call SalTimerSet, the second parameter is the timer ID
and the third parameter is how often (in milliseconds) for the
timer to send the SAM_Timer message.

Bruce Ring	bruce_h_ring@cup.portal.com
Gupta Technologies