how to pick a date from datetimepicker

[vimala]

hello

will u please send reply to pick a date from date time picker control?

thanks

[exodius]

Because you're not asking a specific question you get the example from the helpfile for _GuiCtrlDTP_Create.

You'll notice that it writes out the selected date to the console.

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#AutoIt3Wrapper_au3check_parameters=-d -w 1 -w 2 -w 3 -w 4 -w 5 -w 6
#include <GuiConstantsEx.au3>
#include <GuiDateTimePicker.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <GuiConstantsEx.au3>

Opt('MustDeclareVars', 1)

$Debug_DTP = False ; Check ClassName being passed to DTP functions, set to True and use a handle to another control to see it work

Global $hDTP

_Main()

Func _Main()
    Local $hGUI

    ; Create GUI
    $hGUI = GUICreate("(UDF Created) DateTimePick Create", 400, 300)
    $hDTP = _GUICtrlDTP_Create($hGUI, 2, 6, 190)
    GUISetState()

    ; Set the display format
    _GUICtrlDTP_SetFormat($hDTP, "ddd MMM dd, yyyy hh:mm ttt")

    GUIRegisterMsg($WM_NOTIFY, "WM_NOTIFY")

    ; Loop until user exits
    Do
    Until GUIGetMsg() = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
    GUIDelete()
EndFunc   ;==>_Main

Func WM_NOTIFY($hWnd, $iMsg, $iwParam, $ilParam)
    #forceref $hWnd, $iMsg, $iwParam
    Local $hWndFrom, $iIDFrom, $iCode, $tNMHDR, $tInfo, $tBuffer, $tBuffer2

    $tNMHDR = DllStructCreate($tagNMHDR, $ilParam)
    $hWndFrom = HWnd(DllStructGetData($tNMHDR, "hWndFrom"))
    $iIDFrom = DllStructGetData($tNMHDR, "IDFrom")
    $iCode = DllStructGetData($tNMHDR, "Code")
    Switch $hWndFrom
        Case $hDTP
            Switch $iCode
                Case $DTN_CLOSEUP ; Sent by a date and time picker (DTP) control when the user closes the drop-down month calendar
                    _DebugPrint("$DTN_CLOSEUP" & @LF & "--> hWndFrom:" & @TAB & $hWndFrom & @LF & _
                            "-->IDFrom:" & @TAB & $iIDFrom & @LF & _
                            "-->Code:" & @TAB & $iCode)
                    ; The return value for this notification is not used
                Case $DTN_DATETIMECHANGE ; Sent by a date and time picker (DTP) control whenever a change occurs
                    $tInfo = DllStructCreate($tagNMDATETIMECHANGE, $ilParam)
                    _DebugPrint("$DTN_DATETIMECHANGE" & @LF & "--> hWndFrom:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "hWndFrom") & @LF & _
                            "-->IDFrom:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "IDFrom") & @LF & _
                            "-->Code:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "Code") & @LF & _
                            "-->Flag:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "Flag") & @LF & _
                            "-->Year:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "Year") & @LF & _
                            "-->Month:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "Month") & @LF & _
                            "-->DOW:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "DOW") & @LF & _
                            "-->Day:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "Day") & @LF & _
                            "-->Hour:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "Hour") & @LF & _
                            "-->Minute:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "Minute") & @LF & _
                            "-->Second:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "Second") & @LF & _
                            "-->MSecond:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "MSecond"))
                    Return 0
                Case $DTN_DROPDOWN ; Sent by a date and time picker (DTP) control when the user activates the drop-down month calendar
                    _DebugPrint("$DTN_DROPDOWN" & @LF & "--> hWndFrom:" & @TAB & $hWndFrom & @LF & _
                            "-->IDFrom:" & @TAB & $iIDFrom & @LF & _
                            "-->Code:" & @TAB & $iCode)
                    ; The return value for this notification is not used
                Case $DTN_FORMAT ; Sent by a date and time picker (DTP) control to request text to be displayed in a callback field
                    $tInfo = DllStructCreate($tagNMDATETIMEFORMAT, $ilParam)
                    $tBuffer = DllStructCreate("char Format[128]", DllStructGetData($tInfo, "Format"))
                    $tBuffer2 = DllStructCreate("char Display[64]", DllStructGetData($tInfo, "pDisplay"))
                    _DebugPrint("$DTN_FORMAT" & @LF & "--> hWndFrom:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "hWndFrom") & @LF & _
                            "-->IDFrom:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "IDFrom") & @LF & _
                            "-->Code:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "Code") & @LF & _
                            "-->Format:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tBuffer, "Format") & @LF & _
                            "-->Year:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "Year") & @LF & _
                            "-->Month:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "Month") & @LF & _
                            "-->DOW:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "DOW") & @LF & _
                            "-->Day:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "Day") & @LF & _
                            "-->Hour:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "Hour") & @LF & _
                            "-->Minute:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "Minute") & @LF & _
                            "-->Second:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "Second") & @LF & _
                            "-->MSecond:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "MSecond") & @LF & _
                            "-->Display:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tBuffer2, "Display"))
                    Return 0
                Case $DTN_FORMATQUERY ; Sent by a date and time picker (DTP) control to retrieve the maximum allowable size of the string that will be displayed in a callback field
                    $tInfo = DllStructCreate($tagNMDATETIMEFORMATQUERY, $ilParam)
                    $tBuffer = DllStructCreate("char Format[128]", DllStructGetData($tInfo, "Format"))
                    _DebugPrint("$DTN_FORMATQUERY" & @LF & "--> hWndFrom:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "hWndFrom") & @LF & _
                            "-->IDFrom:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "IDFrom") & @LF & _
                            "-->Code:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "Code") & @LF & _
                            "-->Format:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tBuffer, "Format") & @LF & _
                            "-->SizeX:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "SizeX") & @LF & _
                            "-->SizeY:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tBuffer2, "SizeY"))
                    DllStructSetData($tInfo, "SizeX", 64)
                    DllStructSetData($tInfo, "SizeY", 10)
                    Return 0
                Case $DTN_USERSTRING ; Sent by a date and time picker (DTP) control when a user finishes editing a string in the control
                    $tInfo = DllStructCreate($tagNMDATETIMESTRING, $ilParam)
                    $tBuffer = DllStructCreate("char UserString[128]", DllStructGetData($tInfo, "UserString"))
                    _DebugPrint("$DTN_USERSTRING" & @LF & "--> hWndFrom:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "hWndFrom") & @LF & _
                            "-->IDFrom:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "IDFrom") & @LF & _
                            "-->Code:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "Code") & @LF & _
                            "-->UserString:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tBuffer, "UserString") & @LF & _
                            "-->Year:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "Year") & @LF & _
                            "-->Month:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "Month") & @LF & _
                            "-->DOW:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "DOW") & @LF & _
                            "-->Day:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "Day") & @LF & _
                            "-->Hour:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "Hour") & @LF & _
                            "-->Minute:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "Minute") & @LF & _
                            "-->Second:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "Second") & @LF & _
                            "-->MSecond:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "MSecond") & @LF & _
                            "-->Flags:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "Flags"))
                    Return 0
                Case $DTN_WMKEYDOWN ; Sent by a date and time picker (DTP) control when the user types in a callback field
                    $tInfo = DllStructCreate($tagNMDATETIMEFORMATQUERY, $ilParam)
                    $tBuffer = DllStructCreate("char Format[128]", DllStructGetData($tInfo, "Format"))
                    _DebugPrint("$DTN_WMKEYDOWN" & @LF & "--> hWndFrom:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "hWndFrom") & @LF & _
                            "-->IDFrom:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "IDFrom") & @LF & _
                            "-->Code:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "Code") & @LF & _
                            "-->VirtKey:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "VirtKey") & @LF & _
                            "-->Format:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tBuffer, "Format") & @LF & _
                            "-->Year:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "Year") & @LF & _
                            "-->Month:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "Month") & @LF & _
                            "-->DOW:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "DOW") & @LF & _
                            "-->Day:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "Day") & @LF & _
                            "-->Hour:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "Hour") & @LF & _
                            "-->Minute:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "Minute") & @LF & _
                            "-->Second:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "Second") & @LF & _
                            "-->MSecond:" & @TAB & DllStructGetData($tInfo, "MSecond"))
                    Return 0
            EndSwitch
    EndSwitch
    Return $GUI_RUNDEFMSG
EndFunc   ;==>WM_NOTIFY

Func _DebugPrint($s_text, $line = @ScriptLineNumber)
    ConsoleWrite( _
            "!===========================================================" & @LF & _
            "+======================================================" & @LF & _
            "-->Line(" & StringFormat("%04d", $line) & "):" & @TAB & $s_text & @LF & _
            "+======================================================" & @LF)
EndFunc   ;==>_DebugPrint

[vimala]

hello

will u please send reply to pick a date from date time picker control?

thanks

hello

For automation purpose Iam passing values from excel and sending it to a combobox control in the format "05-10-2009" .I have tried with _GUIctrlComboboxEx_setedittext,but it is not working.will u please help me in solving this problem?