Help me, IÂ´m stupid

BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Tue Apr 09, 2002 4:50 pm

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by merendo.

I know how silly this question is, but I didnÂ´t find anything in the #PB_Manual.
Which command do I have to use when I want to get the current time (clock) and the current date??? Am I just too silly or is there really nothing included in the manual? PLZ help me

We always need to hear both sides of the story (by Phil Collins)

BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Tue Apr 09, 2002 5:15 pm

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by fred.

Hum, nothing yet about time and date. I will add this soon. But extra libraries are available, see http://www.reelmediaproductions.com/pb/.

Fred - AlphaSND

BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Tue Apr 09, 2002 7:16 pm

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by merendo.

All right. As long as there are no time and date commands, I will use an external program language. May you tell me, when these new commands are ready?

We always need to hear both sides of the story (by Phil Collins)

BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Tue Apr 09, 2002 7:18 pm

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by fred.

All right. As long as there are no time and date commands, I will use an external program language. May you tell me, when these new commands are ready?

We always need to hear both sides of the story (by Phil Collins)

No problem. I will reply to this thread..

.

Fred - AlphaSND

BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Tue Apr 09, 2002 8:28 pm

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by PB.

> As long as there are no time and date commands, I will use an external
> program language.

No need to use another language -- you can use the PureBasic libraries at the
URL that Fred gave above, or use the following code if your app is for Windows:

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GetLocalTime_(time.SYSTEMTIME)
hr=time\wHour : mi=time\wMinute : se=time\wSecond
da=time\wDay : mo=time\wMonth : ye=time\wYear

PB - Registered PureBasic Coder

BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Wed Apr 10, 2002 3:10 pm

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by merendo.

Interesting. This command you told me to use isnÂ´t documented in the manual and there is also no quick help available for it. What is it about?

We always need to hear both sides of the story (by Phil Collins)

BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Wed Apr 10, 2002 3:40 pm

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by PB.

> This command you told me to use isnÂ´t documented in the manual and there is
> also no quick help available for it. What is it about?

It's something called an API command. In Windows, there's a set of programming
commands called APIs (application programming interface), and these commands are
fully supported by PureBasic. They are not documented in PureBasic because the
docs for them are massive. The good thing about APIs is, as you've seen, that
you can do things in PureBasic even if PureBasic doesn't have a native command
to do so. You should download the API Guide at this address to learn more:

http://www.allapi.net

PB - Registered PureBasic Coder

BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Wed Apr 10, 2002 5:41 pm

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by DarkUni.

Here is one of the better lists I've seen that show off WinAPI commands:

http://leb.net/wine/WinDoc/funcIndex-local.html

Enjoy it - you can probably see now why its not documented anywhere in PB

Shane R. Monroe, Dark Unicorn Productions
Pure Basic Basement
http://pb.darkunicornproductions.com

BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Thu Apr 11, 2002 6:39 am

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by Danilo.

merendo wrote:
>Interesting. This command you told me to use isnÂ´t documented
>in the manual and there is also no quick help available for it.

No help for this WinAPI command ??

Do the following:
1.) download http://www.borland.com/devsupport/borla ... 52HLP1.ZIP (5,43MB)
2.) UnZIP it to a temporary folder
3.) Copy the "win32.hlp" file to "PureBasic\Help\" (create this dir if it doesnt exist)

Now start PureBasic and type

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GetLocalTime_(time.SYSTEMTIME)

Move the cursor on the WinAPI function and press F1.

Try it with SendMessage_() and CreateWindowEx_() and...

Nice, eh ??

Dont forget: You can also browse the WinAPI Help
with the buttons at the top of the Help.

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cya,
...Danilo
(registered PureBasic user)

Edited by - Danilo on 11 April 2002 07:42:43