I dont know why?

[zach007]

Hi all administrators,

I dont know why, lately, if I post some threads, no one answering my questions as what I asked...for an example, I already tried for many times to work with codes...but it always failed/unsuccessful..then I ask to this forum about to fix the codes because I dont know anymore what to do...BUT the answer were always the clues...not the answer what I want such as CODES....honestly, I ask codes sometimes, because: 1. there is no on FAQ, 2. there is no on Google, etc, 3. I dont know what method, collection, object, property, event should I put into codes....and the important things...I tried many times but still unsuccessful.....But, I dont know.... for instance: I need help for "Auto Increment" BUT no one could help it...BUT, i know you (all admins and experts) are know about this code...but they just read and ignore it...So, if this forum could not provide me codes when I was stacked and needed helps..??? So, where I have to go to find the codes what I am looking for..???...I posted to this FORUM as an excellent forum in this FEEDBACK THREAD before because, when I asked codes...it always answering me with codes that I am looking for...that is why I put "Excellent..!!!" for the feedback....I am not a programmer, I am just a learner and a newbie for this programming...which less knowledge about VB programming language...

So, I would like to give a feedback for this forum, for all admins who read the threads, know the answer is, and the thread has not been replied for many days, please to provide helps for people who post that thread which has not got the answer...Please....By providing helps like this, this forum will be the best for all visitors and members....TRUST ME..!!!

[MartinLiss]

I looked at your recent threads and people are answering you questions. The following are your three most recent threads.

• How to set current date..?? Resolved
• Auto Increment...please help.. Auto-incrementing a Word table. Very unusual but people did try to help
• Cannot delete..please help... You got answers but you didn't say if that fixed the problem

[zach007]

Hi,

Thanks for reply...

How to set current date...if you look at the last post on this topic...the (another) issue has not been resolved...Please have a look carefully for the several last post....

Auto Increment....someone know this codes but he did not put the codes...just always provide the clues without solutions...I need codes...

The last one...I am still working on it...

The main point is, someone knows the code but he/she did not provide the codes...

Thank you,

Jennifer

[dglienna]

You should use a new thread if you have an unrelated question.

To get the current date and time, use NOW

Option Explicit
 
Private Sub Form_Load()
  MsgBox Now
End Sub

for just the date, you can use DATE

Option Explicit
 
Private Sub Form_Load()
  MsgBox Date
End Sub

[zach007]

ooo....ic...

Thanks for that..

[iPrank]

zach007, IMHO,
Providing codes is good for only experienced/professional programmers or when you know the topic very well but just confused about some little things.

For example if I want to know how to make a window transparent, I know that I must set some style bits in SetWindowLong API. But I just can't figure out exactly which flags I need. In that case providing some code will help me better. It will save a lot of time if I'm developing for a company and on a tight shedule.

But, if I've never worked with SetWindowLong (worse, if I haven't work with APIs), then copy-pasting some code in my project is the worst thing. What if after 7 days they find some bug in my transperancy code ? Or what if they want to make it a little different ? How can I solve it ? I even don't know what the ???? is an API !!!

As you have mentioned that you are a new learner, IMO, the best way to help you is by providing related documentation and describing how to solve it step-by-step. If people just give you some working code, (and if you are lazy like me), you'll just paste the code in your project and will keep a mental note - "ok. this does this". But after some days you'll forget it.

But if you had read that MSDN documentation, you not only had a greater chance for remembering, but also you might have find some very useful information on bug reports, platform dependency etc.

Another thing, before posting a question always search Google/VBF
There is a great chance that someone has faced your problem before. Read what they were trying. You probably don't want to waste time trying same way. Read how they solved it, they might have found a way you have never imagined.

I'm not trying to sound like a know-it-all.
It is just my personal experience. Other members may not agree with me.
Our VB teacher actually was a JAVA developer. He even didn't know VB syntaxes. (that's another story ) Basically we all learned VB by ourselves. And that's just what me (and my class mates) realized in the learning process.