Stuart McLachlan
stuart at lexacorp.com.pg
Mon Nov 14 21:33:35 CST 2011
No it wouldn't ;-) Here in PNG we use the same format as OZ. Date$ in various BASIC dialects is not locale aware. It always returns mm-dd-yyyy. That's why I have numerous functions which parse out strMonth, lngMonthetc and do different manipulations on the parts. -- Stuart On 15 Nov 2011 at 13:09, Michael Maddison wrote: > Hi Stuart, > > Your code below would return the wrong result here in OZ ;-) > > In .net you should probably cast to datetime and use the month property > to return either a string or int as required. > C# or VB doesn't matter though I prefer C#. I use VB only when I have > to. > > Cheers > > Michael M > > Me too. I wrote something like this just yesterday: > > strMonth = Left$(Date$,2) > lngMonth = Val(strMonth) > ...... > 'lots of addition code using one or other of the above variables > depending on context. > .... > > It makes the code very easy to follow. > And I could have written it as: > strMonth = Left$(Date$,2) > lngMonth = Val(strmonth) > > without any problem :-) > > -- > Stuart > > On 14 Nov 2011 at 14:28, David McAfee wrote: > > > I still use it (or a variation of it), even in other languages. > > > > > > On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 2:23 PM, David Emerson <newsgrps at dalyn.co.nz> > wrote: > > > > > Here is a related question to variable names. I read somewhere that > > > > Hungarian naming convention is not now supported by Microsoft and > > > they prefer not to include the type as a prefix. What could be the > > > reason for this? I know there are more tooltips to help identify a > > > variable but this is no help if you are looking at printed code. > > > > > > David > > > > > > > > > At 15/11/2011, David McAfee wrote: > > > > > >> :) > > >> > > >> One of my pet peeves is when variables are used that are the > > >> opposite case of a reserved word. > > >> > > >> > > >> String string = "StRiNg"; > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 1:21 PM, Stuart McLachlan > > >> <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg > > >> >wrote: > > >> > > >> > Here we go, grab your tin hats everyone and duck for cover :-) > > >> > > > >> > -- > > >> > Stuart > > >> > > > >> > On 14 Nov 2011 at 13:15, David McAfee wrote: > > >> > > > >> > > Shamil, why do you prefer case sensitivity? > > >> > > > > >> > > That is one of my most common mistakes when developing in C, > > >> > > C#, Java, Android(Java). > > >> > > > > >> > > Just wondering, > > >> > > > > >> > > David > > >> > > > > >> > > On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 1:05 PM, Salakhetdinov Shamil < > > >> mcp2004 at mail.ru > > >> > >wrote: > > >> > > > > >> > > > Hi Dan -- > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > I do prefer VB for at least one reason: > > >> > > > > VB is not case sensitive while C# is. > > >> > > > I'm not arguing - that's funny: I, personally, dislike > > >> > > > VB.NETbecause it is *not* case sensitive :) (And I have been > > >> > > > programming using > > >> VBA/VB6 for > > >> > > > 10+ years). > > >> > > > I can provide my reasoning but would it make any difference > there? > > >> > > > > > >> > > > Thank you. > > >> > > > > > >> > > > -- Shamil > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > 14 2011, 18:29 "Dan Waters" <df.waters at comcast.net>: > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > I do prefer VB for at least one reason: VB is not case > > >> > > > > sensitive > > >> while C# > > >> > > > > is. For example, the variable 'stgPerson' in VB is the > > >> > > > > same as > > >> when you > > >> > > > > type 'stgperson'; VB will change the case for you. But C# > > >> > > > > sees > > >> 'stgPerson' > > >> > > > > and 'stgperson' as two separate variables, and I don't see > > >> > > > > how > > >> that would be > > >> > > > > helpful. > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > Good Luck! > > >> > > > > Dan > > >> > > > > > > ______________________________**_________________ > > > dba-VB mailing list > > > dba-VB at databaseadvisors.com > > > http://databaseadvisors.com/**mailman/listinfo/dba-vb<http://databas > > > eadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-vb> > > > http://www.databaseadvisors.**com <http://www.databaseadvisors.com> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-VB mailing list > > dba-VB at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-vb > > http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-VB mailing list > dba-VB at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-vb > http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1411 / Virus Database: 2092/4017 - Release Date: 11/14/11 > > _______________________________________________ > dba-VB mailing list > dba-VB at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-vb > http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >