GetFormatDatetime Method for LCField

This method retrieves the format of a Datetime type field. It is only valid for fields of type Datetime.

Use the LCField.SetFormatDatetime method to assign stream format information. Refer to the Field Format section for a description of format values.

Defined In

LCField

Syntax

Call thisField. GetFormatDatetime (dateTimeFlags, size)

Parameters

All GetFormat<type> parameters are outputs.

Parameter

Description

dateTimeFlags

Long. Optional. Datetime flags of the field. Refer in this chapter to "LCField Class Methods and Properties Summary," Field Format Datetime section for a description of the flags.

size

Long. Optional. Size in bytes of the datetime field. Zero indicates the size of a Connector Datetime (8bytes).

Example

Option Public
Uselsx "*lsxlc"  
Sub Initialize
  Dim field As New LCField (LCTYPE_DATETIME, 1)
  Dim flags As Long
  Dim size As Long
  Call field.SetFormatDatetime (LCDATETIMEF_NO_TIME, 0)
  Call field.GetFormatDateTime (flags, size)
  Print "The datetime format flag setting is " & Hex(flags) & _ 
"h, size = " & size & " bytes."
End Sub

Example Output

The datetime format flag setting is 2h, size = 0 bytes.