Rethink Date variable type/Hide VbIde

[oigres P]

The date type is a pain in the arse. Could we make it simpler? SQL (oracle8i)
stores it with the time and 4 digits on the year. Of course the controls
(datacontrol) magically transform and interpret this data. Why so many date
formats? Lets go american (which is the default date type in oracle sql)
Swatch thinks they might have a good idea of internet time (splitting it
into 1000 bits or whatever).

Also can we hide the stupid IDE? something like VbIde.hide=true.
VbIde.show=true.

[Michael \(michka\) Kaplan]

Sorry, but this is so deeply embedded into COM and used by the operating
system, the data layers, the database ENGINES in some cases, not to mention
applications and VBA the language.... I doubt you will ever see this
changing.

As for the IDE.... you do not see it in compiled apps, do you? Seems like
they do hide the IDE when you would want it hidden.

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"oigres P" <oigres@postmaster.co.uk> wrote in message
news:3930f8dd$1@news.devx.com...
>
> The date type is a pain in the arse. Could we make it simpler? SQL
(oracle8i)
> stores it with the time and 4 digits on the year. Of course the controls
> (datacontrol) magically transform and interpret this data. Why so many
date
> formats? Lets go american (which is the default date type in oracle sql)
> Swatch thinks they might have a good idea of internet time (splitting it
> into 1000 bits or whatever).
>
> Also can we hide the stupid IDE? something like VbIde.hide=true.
> VbIde.show=true.

[Klaus H. Probst]

I can't think of anything simpler. You can handle it as a double precision
number, if you like. The issue lies with the Format statement and VB's
"support" for internationalization, which is limited to say the least.

As for the IDE, you can minimize if you need to.


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Klaus


"oigres P" <oigres@postmaster.co.uk> wrote in message
news:3930f8dd$1@news.devx.com...
>
> The date type is a pain in the arse. Could we make it simpler? SQL
(oracle8i)
> stores it with the time and 4 digits on the year. Of course the controls
> (datacontrol) magically transform and interpret this data. Why so many
date
> formats? Lets go american (which is the default date type in oracle sql)
> Swatch thinks they might have a good idea of internet time (splitting it
> into 1000 bits or whatever).
>
> Also can we hide the stupid IDE? something like VbIde.hide=true.
> VbIde.show=true.