DateTimePicker keeps returning 0.

[hogfan]

Hello. I am working with the DateTimePicker control and am having some difficulty reading the current date. I am following the example the in AutoIT function documentation, and it's my understanding that the _GUICtrlDTP_GetSystemTime() function is supposed to return the currently selected date & time as an array. I have a button on my form that the user will click after selecting the date of their choice from the datepicker that executes the following code.

Func _LoadCallLog ()

Global $dateLogs, $mySelectedDay[7] = [False, @YEAR, 8, 19, 21, 57, 34]

$mySelectedDay = _GUICtrlDTP_GetSystemTime($dateLogs)
$myLogFileName = StringFormat("%02d-%02d-%04d", $mySelectedDay[1], $mySelectedDay[2], $mySelectedDay[0])
Msgbox (16,"", $myLogFileName)

;rest of my code below that will load the log file for the user to view

EndFunc

However, regardless of the date selected in the datepicker control, $myLogFilename always returns a value of "00-00-00". Is there something simple I am missing here?

$dateLogs is the name of my datepicker control. Thanks for any assistance showing me the error.

-hogfan

Edited February 18, 2013 by hogfan

[water]

What's the value of @error after you called _GUICtrlDTP_GetSystemTime? Can you call _ArrayDisplay to display the content of $mySelectedDay?

[hogfan]

Hmmm. _ArrayDisplay($mySelectedDay) returns 0's for all values in the array, and @error after calling the function returns 0. So it appears the the function _GUICtrlDTP_GetSystemTime is failing to get the information from the datepicker control.

[Melba23]

hogfan,

You are declaring $dateLogs as an empty Global variable in that function. Do you really mean to do that as you overwrite any other assignment you have made, such as the creaton of the date picker? As a result the function has no control to interrogate when you pass it the empty variable.

M23

[hogfan]

Melba

Yes, I did catch that as well a moment and and removed that from the function. This is actually on a second form in my application, so I have this in the GUI section:

Global $dateLogs = GUICtrlCreateDate("2013/02/14 13:42:38", 8, 32, 225, 20)

However, after making this change, I'm still getting the same results. I have another function that is execute before _LoadCallLog() that creates the form with the datepicker control.

-hogfan

[Melba23]

hogfan,

Best you post the whole thing - trying to debug an error in that single function without context is just whistling in the dark.

M23

[hogfan]

Ok, here is the function that launches the second form for my log file viewer:

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Func _ViewCallLogsScript ()
;MsgBox(64 , "Coming Soon!", "This feature is not ready yet, but will be implemented soon!")
If Not WinExists("Call / UPH Log Viewer") Then
$currentTool = "Call / UPH Log Viewer"
$frmLogViewer = GUICreate($currentTool, 470, 461, 704, 94)
GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, "_Quit")
$Group1 = GUICtrlCreateGroup("Call Log for:", 0, 8, 467, 295)
Global $lstvwLogViewer = GUICtrlCreateListView("Caller"&Chr(39)&"s Name|DSL #|Callback #|Call Type|Logged Time", 7, 64, 450, 225, BitOR($GUI_SS_DEFAULT_LISTVIEW,$WS_VSCROLL), BitOR($WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE,$LVS_EX_GRIDLINES))
GUICtrlSendMsg(-1, $LVM_SETCOLUMNWIDTH, 0, 90)
GUICtrlSendMsg(-1, $LVM_SETCOLUMNWIDTH, 1, 85)
GUICtrlSendMsg(-1, $LVM_SETCOLUMNWIDTH, 2, 85)
GUICtrlSendMsg(-1, $LVM_SETCOLUMNWIDTH, 3, 74)
GUICtrlSendMsg(-1, $LVM_SETCOLUMNWIDTH, 4, 90)
Global $dateLogs = GUICtrlCreateDate("2013/02/14 13:42:38", 8, 32, 225, 20)
$Label12 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("TOTAL CALLS:", 318, 31, 95, 20)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 10, 400, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0x800000)
$cmdLoadCallLog = GUICtrlCreateButton("View", 240, 32, 67, 20)
GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, 0x65C621)
$lblTotalCallCount = GUICtrlCreateLabel("0", 427, 31, 28, 20)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 10, 800, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
GUICtrlCreateGroup("", -99, -99, 1, 1)
$Group2 = GUICtrlCreateGroup("Productivity for ", 0, 304, 465, 153)
$Label1 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Dynamic Calls:", 11, 336, 93, 20)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 10, 400, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
$Label2 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Static Calls:", 11, 361, 73, 20)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 10, 400, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
$Label3 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Chats:", 11, 395, 41, 20)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 10, 400, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
$Label4 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Tickets:", 11, 420, 51, 20)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 10, 400, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
$Label5 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("New Orders:", 164, 336, 78, 20)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 10, 400, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
$Label6 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Change Orders:", 164, 361, 98, 20)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 10, 400, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
$Label7 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Disconnects:", 164, 395, 81, 20)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 10, 400, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
$Label8 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("New Express:", 316, 333, 86, 20)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 10, 400, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
$Label9 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Change Express:", 316, 356, 106, 20)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 10, 400, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
$Label10 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Sus/Restore:", 164, 420, 82, 20)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 10, 400, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
$Label11 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("UPH:", 334, 416, 52, 28)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 14, 800, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
$lblDailyUPH = GUICtrlCreateLabel("", 392, 416, 59, 28, $WS_BORDER)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 14, 800, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, 0xFFFF00)
$lblDynCallCount = GUICtrlCreateLabel("0", 120, 336, 28, 20)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 10, 800, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
$lblStatCallCount = GUICtrlCreateLabel("0", 120, 361, 28, 20)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 10, 800, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
$lblChatCount = GUICtrlCreateLabel("0", 120, 395, 28, 20)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 10, 800, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
$lblTKTCount = GUICtrlCreateLabel("0", 120, 420, 28, 20)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 10, 800, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
$lblNewOrdCount = GUICtrlCreateLabel("0", 277, 340, 28, 20)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 10, 800, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
$lblChangeOrdCount = GUICtrlCreateLabel("0", 277, 361, 28, 20)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 10, 800, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
$lblDiscCount = GUICtrlCreateLabel("0", 277, 395, 28, 20)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 10, 800, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
$lblSusResCount = GUICtrlCreateLabel("0", 277, 420, 28, 20)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 10, 800, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
$lblCngExpCount = GUICtrlCreateLabel("0", 428, 356, 28, 20)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 10, 800, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
$lblNewExpCount = GUICtrlCreateLabel("0", 428, 333, 28, 20)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 10, 800, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
GUICtrlCreateGroup("", -99, -99, 1, 1)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

_GUICtrlDTP_SetFormat($dateLogs,"mm:DD:YYYY")
GUICtrlSetOnEvent($cmdLoadCallLog, "_LoadCallLog")

Else
EndIf
EndFunc

and the function called when the cmdLoadCallLog button is clicked:

Func _LoadCallLog ()

Global $mySelectedDay[7] = [False, @YEAR, 8, 19, 21, 57, 34]

$mySelectedDay = _GUICtrlDTP_GetSystemTime($dateLogs)
$myLogFileName = StringFormat("%02d-%02d-%04d", $mySelectedDay[1], $mySelectedDay[2], $mySelectedDay[0])
_ArrayDisplay($mySelectedDay)
Msgbox (16,"", @error)
Msgbox (16,"", $myLogFileName)
EndFunc

-hogfan

Edited February 18, 2013 by hogfan

[Melba23]

hogfan,

That is of no use - it tells me no more than you have already stated in the psots above. I wanted the whole script to see ehat was happening - up to you whether you want to post it.

Have you checked the value of the $dateLogs variable immediately after creation of the control and just before you try to read it? That might give you a clue - although without the rest of the script it will not do a lot for anyone else.

M23

[hogfan]

Melba-

My entire script is over 6,000 lines. These two functions are the only two that should be relevant to this issue. The first function is called to create and display the gui for the log viewer form. This function is executed when the user clicks a "View Logs" button on the main form of the application.

The second function is simply the code that is executed when a user clicks on the "View" button in the log viewer form. What I'm basically trying to do here is read the date the user chose in the datepicker control, format it as 00-00-0000. I will then use that data to open a log file with the name in 00-00-0000 format. Does this help explain the issue a little better. I'm not trying to omit information. I'm trying not to include to much unnecessary and irrelevant information.

At the top of my script I do have :

#include <GuiDateTimePicker.au3>

In my includes.

-hogfan

[Jos]

Aren't you simply missing to GUICtrlGetHandle() the control to retrieve the proper control handle needed?

[BrewManNH]

If you could shorten the code to just the relevant functions, and it still runs, that demonstrates the problem it might be more helpful.

[Melba23]

Jos,

I think you have it.

M23

[hogfan]

I agree! Gonna give that a try now. I figured I was missing something simple as usual. I must have missed that part going off of the example here:

http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/libfunctions/_GUICtrlDTP_GetSystemTime.htm. Thanks for everybody's help on this one.

-hogfan