Using *

[fallnwrld]

In dos or most searching applications you can use the wild card * to give you better results if you wasnt sure of the full name of file. Such as.

*Car*.*
*Car*.exe
*car.exe
car*.exe
Car.*
*.*

Well i wan't to do something like that in visual basics....Ok I got 2 labels.

Label1.caption
label2.caption

label1.caption changes every second
label2.caption is a set time

since using intervals is never accurate hehe, I can't rely on my code unless I use a wild card.

So lets say the set time in label2 is

Label2.caption = "12:15:00 PM"
well i got a timer checking to see if label1 ever 1000 intervals........but i want it to check like a wile for example
"12:15*PM" Do ya get me? No matter what is in between the 15 and pm, (seconds)it reads it as the 12:15:00 PM....

HOPE THAT MADE SENSE! If you can help let me know.

[HeSaidJoe]

'do you mean ignore them

Dim currtime
currtime = Format(Now, "HH:MM AMPM")
MsgBox currtime

[fallnwrld]

Ignore them is not what im trying to say. It has to match the 12:15: but doesnt care about the 00 and then cares about the PM....... so lets say if the file was car12.exe and 12 is the part we dont care about, we would say, car*.exe....got me?

[fallnwrld]

label1.caption = "12:15:00 PM"
label2.caption = "12:15* PM"
if label1.caption = label2.caption then
msgbox "I know this code doesn't work but this is the direction im getting at"
end if

[V(ery) Basic]

If Label1.Caption Like Label2.Caption

'might work

Not sure if it's in VB3, but give it a shot.

[HeSaidJoe]

If Left(lblCaption1,5) = "12:15" _
And Right(llbCaption1,2) = "PM" Then
'bla bla
else
'la tee da
End If

[Edited by HeSaidJoe on 07-31-2000 at 12:12 PM]