Macro Syntax

[Doghouse]

I know I'm probably missing something simple, but what is the syntax when using macros?

Specifically, I'm looking for one that will display yesterday's date expressed in the format mmddyy

I know I need something like: @MDAY @MON StringRight(@YEAR,2)

If you could please help with the syntax I will be grateful.

[Doghouse]

I know I'm probably missing something simple, but what is the syntax when using macros?

Specifically, I'm looking for one that will display yesterday's date expressed in the format mmddyy

I know I need something like: @MDAY @MON StringRight(@YEAR,2)

If you could please help with the syntax I will be grateful.

[Yoriz]

Macros are used just like you would a variable, join them with an &

MsgBox(0, "", @MDAY & @MON & StringRight(@YEAR,2))

[Doghouse]

I think I figured out one way to do it, but is there a cleaner more compact way?

For this I simply sent it to a notepad window:

ControlSend("[CLASS:Notepad]" , "" , "Edit1" , @MON)

ControlSend("[CLASS:Notepad]" , "" , "Edit1" , @MDAY - 1)

ControlSend("[CLASS:Notepad]" , "" , "Edit1" , StringRight(@YEAR , 2))

Edited June 23, 2010 by Doghouse

[jchd]

Are you really sure that yesterday is always @MDAY - 1?

And why bring in Notepad?

Adapt this to what you need to do:

Local $yesterday = _DateTimeFormat(_DateAdd('D', -1, _NowCalcDate()), 0)
ConsoleWrite(StringLeft($yesterday, 6) & StringRight($yesterday, 2) & @LF)

This assumes your system has a date-time setting as m/dd/yyyy.

[Doghouse]

You're right, yesterday isn't always @MDAY - 1. Thanks for pointing that out.

As for notepad, it was just a testbed to see how it would display.

I'm VERY new to AutoIt and as you can tell, very much a novice when it comes to programming. Please forgive my silly questions.

[jchd]

So welcome here but never forget that your best friends have changed and become, in decreasing order of importance, the help file, the forum search feature and lastly Google.

[l3ill]

And yet another way... (used as a hotkey named"_datey" which stands for date of yesterday)

#include<Date.au3>
HotKeySet("^{F4}", "_datey")

While 1
    Sleep(28800)
WEnd

Func _datey()
    $NowDate = _DateAdd('d', -1, _NowCalcDate())
    $sNewDate = _DateTimeFormat($NowDate, 2)

    Send($sNewDate)
EndFunc ;==>_datey

[jchd]

billo,

Without further processing the year will appear as yyyy and not yy as requested.

[l3ill]

Hi JC,

my experience with this particular piece of code is that it will use the format registered with the OS which can be changed in the regional and language options in the control panel to whatever is desired.

cya.

[jchd]

Correct, but having to change back and forth a system-wide setting just to remove the century for a date in _one_ application is a terrible way to do it.

[l3ill]

Agreed.

I like it because it uses whatever format is on the pc I am using at the time and for the people involved it provides a bit of continuity seeing the same format that they are used to seeing. I have to switch back and forth from German to Eng often and this helps immensely.

probably should've made that clear...

laterz...

[Doghouse]

THANK YOU!!

I can deal with the formatting issue! Your suggestion will solve my issue without using several lines of code!

Thank You!!!