This program test the Visual Basic program you are currently running. As you will see.
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' Name: Y2K Test for VB5 and 6
' Description:This program test the Visual Basic program you are currently running. As you will see.
' By: Preston Smith
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' Assumes:You can adjust the dates for Jan 1st 1930, Jan 1st 2029, Jan 1st 00 and Feb 29 or 30 2000. To see if your version is compliant then you should use 1/1/00 for the year 2000, and 2/29/00 for the Leap Year date (this will cause a run-time error, if NOT compliant). I made a big mistake before, the date regarding the leap year, should not cause a run time error if it is compliant.
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' Side Effects:If you set up the code to check for the leap year date you should have a run-time error. If you do NOT have an error that is good. If you actually see a date then your version of VB is not compliant with Y2K. The updates and patches may be available at microsoft's MSDN websight. Problems? Get the SP3 updates, Go here (VB6): http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/sp/default.asp Go here (VB5): http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/sp/vs97/default.asp
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Sub Form_Load()
Dim MyDate as Date
MyDate = "1/1/00" 'Or
'MyDate = "1/1/29" 'Returns 1/1/2029
'MyDate = "1/1/30" 'Returns 1/1/1930
'MyDate = "2/29/00" 'The Leap Year Date (Usually causes the most probs)
MsgBox Format(MyDate, "mm/dd/yyyy")
End Sub
Yes That is the compiler catching it at runtime depending on prefs. Or it is a type mismatch on run time. the 29th is a leap a year! no wonder we have so many Y 2 K issues =\ (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
Ooops. The date should be 2/29/00 to test for the leap year. I will fix that. The error is a Type Mismatch regardless of the date. Either way, if there is know error, then there is something wrong with VB. Otherwise, if you get the Mismatch error, then there is nothing wrong with the code. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
To fix VB you would have to get into the source code of VB and fix it. That means you can't fix it. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
From what I read at MSDN online, the Y2K problem can be repaired by installing the SP3 Updates. Of course, this is Microsoft were talking about. I had an error with VB6.0. I don't have the mismatch error anymore after installing the patch. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
We Have an old (not updated) version of VB5 but we updated Win 98 with Y2K Fix No problem with any of your code including my own little addition: MsgBox Format(MyDate + 1, "mm/dd/yyyy") on the leap year that shows the correct 03/01/2000 date.
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