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Script for ArcPad Studio to enter current system time in textbox

PatrickMurphy — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 18:46:59 GMT

I would love it if someone had some script code that I can use for the onsetfocus event for a text box that would enter the system time. Currently the Date control only enters the date and not the current time.

What I want is for the system time in hours:minutes to be entered into the control when I tap it. If I tap it a second time it would clear the control then enter the new time.

Thanks,
Pat

Re: Script for ArcPad Studio to enter current system time in textbox

PatrickMurphy — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 16:11:11 GMT

I would love it if someone had some script code that I can use for the onsetfocus event for a text box that would enter the system time. Currently the Date control only enters the date and not the current time.

What I want is for the system time in hours:minutes to be entered into the control when I tap it. If I tap it a second time it would clear the control then enter the new time.

Thanks,
Pat

RElated to this is a basic characteristic of the vb script implementation. I assume when I am in ArcPad studio and I have a control that I want to trigger an event for, there is an event script box right below the event selection area. Can I enter code directly here, or is this just supposed to reference and external .vbs file? I though there was an indication in the instructions that I could enter code right here.
The field is called Time and the control name is nowtime

Here is some code that I have tried without success.
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nowtime = FormatDateTime(Now(), DateFormat.Shorttime)
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Time = FormatDateTime(Now(), DateFormat.Shorttime)
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nowtime = FormatDateTime(Now(), 4)
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Teststring = FormatDateTime(Now(), DateFormat.Shorttime)
nowtime = "teststring"
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Typically I will either get no response when I tap the control, or an error that points to one of the lines and says "Source Text unavailable"

Re: Script for ArcPad Studio to enter current system time in textbox

PatrickMurphy — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 14:46:01 GMT

Here is the code that worked. I got this from another forum called Experts Exchange that I belong to.

The following code goes in the Script box associated with the gotfocus event.

Set objControl = ThisEvent.Object
Teststring = FormatDateTime(Now(), 4)
objControl.Value = teststring

The format options are:
' 0 = vbGeneralDate - mm/dd/yy hh:mm:ss PM/AM.
' 1 = vbLongDate - weekday, month name, year
' 2 = vbShortDate - mm/dd/yy
' 3 = vbLongTime - hh:mm:ss PM/AM
' 4 = vbShortTime - hh:mm