TimeValue
 
Gets a Date Serial from a time string

Syntax

Declare Function TimeValue ( ByRef timestring As String ) As Double

Usage

#include "vbcompat.bi"
result = TimeValue( timestring )

Parameters

timestring
the string to convert

Return Value

Returns a Date Serial from a time string.

Description


The time string must be in the format "23:59:59" or "11:59:59PM"

The compiler will not recognize this function unless vbcompat.bi or datetime.bi is included.

Example

#include "vbcompat.bi"

Dim ds As Double = TimeValue("07:12:28AM")

Print Format(ds, "hh:mm:ss")


Differences from QB

  • Did not exist in QB. This function appeared in PDS and VBDOS

See also