Button caption won't update

[Mark Stephens]

I am running a sub that updates a cell in excel and then in turn updates the
caption property of my button to the value in the cell ('AlarmTime', which
is a number representing a date which is appropriately formatted to update
the caption:

Frm_DataEntry.Controls.Item("Btn_CALLBACKDATE").Caption =
Format(dbAlarmTime, "dddd dd mmmm hh:hh")

I have stepped through all the code and it all works exactly as it should
except for the last line (the line above that updates the button).

I replaced the number/date variable woith a string value to check my
referencing of the button... again it updated perfectly, so my only possible
explanation is that the button doesn't like my formatting, but then I use it
elsewhere to update the button and increment the time by one hour (the
subject of my last post) and although there's a bit of a bug in that it
updates a minute too much, it does update, so I am totally confounded as to
what could be the problem! Anyone any ideas?

Thanks in advance, regards, Mark

 

[Simon Lloyd]

Shouldn't this lin
Frm_DataEntry.Controls.Item("Btn_CALLBACKDATE").Ca ptio

Format(dbAlarmTime, "dddd dd mmmm hh:hh")look like thi
Frm_DataEntry.Controls.Item("Btn_CALLBACKDATE").Caption

Format(dbAlarmTime, "dddd dd mmmm hh:*mm*"

I am running a sub that updates a cell in excel and then in turn update
th
caption property of my button to the value in the cell ('AlarmTime'
whic
is a number representing a date which is appropriately formatted t
updat
the caption

Frm_DataEntry.Controls.Item("Btn_CALLBACKDATE").Caption
Format(dbAlarmTime, "dddd dd mmmm hh:hh"

I have stepped through all the code and it all works exactly as i
shoul
except for the last line (the line above that updates the button)

I replaced the number/date variable woith a string value to check m
referencing of the button... again it updated perfectly, so my onl
possibl
explanation is that the button doesn't like my formatting, but then
use i
elsewhere to update the button and increment the time by one hour (th
subject of my last post) and although there's a bit of a bug in that i
updates a minute too much, it does update, so I am totally confounde
as t
what could be the problem! Anyone any ideas

Thanks in advance, regards, Mar

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Simon Lloy

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Simon Lloyd
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[Mark Stephens]

Hi Simon,

Many, many thanks for that you actually solved two problems in one for me,
as I thought my button caption wasn't updating but it was I just not seeing
it due to not asking to se the minutes (as in mm). Seems so obvious now I
know what it was...that's the good thing about programming, stops you from
getting glib

Thanks again, kind regards, Masrk

 

[Simon Lloyd]

I'm glad the we, at The Code Cage could help!

Hi Simon,

Many, many thanks for that you actually solved two problems in one for
me,
as I thought my button caption wasn't updating but it was I just not
seeing
it due to not asking to se the minutes (as in mm). Seems so obvious now
I
know what it was...that's the good thing about programming, stops you
from
getting glib

Thanks again, kind regards, Masrk


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Simon Lloyd

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