Android Question Problem saving setting current DateandTime

[trueboss323]

Here is what I am using to try to save the current date and time:

'Saving
currentdatelbl.text = DateTime.now
StateManager.SetSetting("CurrentDate",currentdatalbl.Text)

'Loading
currentdatelbl.Text = StateManager.GetSetting("CurrentDate")

But when I try to load it, I get something like "1424645748955" , which I have no idea what it means. How can I change the format so it appears as mm/dd/yyy hh:mm:ss ?

 

[mangojack]

1424645748955 is the Date and Time measured in Ticks.

Search for DateFormat ..

 

[trueboss323]

Thanks, I did not realize that before.
I set my format as
DateTime.TimeFormat = "dd/MM/yyy KK:mm:ss a"

Now I'm not sure how to use it. Is this the correct way to put it? :

'Saving
DateTime.TimeFormat = "dd/MM/yyy KK:mm:ss a"
currentdatelbl.text = DateTime.now
StateManager.SetSetting("CurrentDate",currentdatalbl.Text)

'Loading
DateTime.TimeFormat = "dd/MM/yyy KK:mm:ss a"
currentdatelbl.Text = StateManager.GetSetting("CurrentDate")

 

[buras3]

uselessly you can use

 DateTime.Date(DateTime.now) & " " &DateTime.time(DateTime.now)

or use this function

ConvertToDate(DateTime.now)
Sub ConvertToDate(sec As Long) As String
   Dim TempStr As String
   TempStr=NumberFormat(DateTime.GetDayOfMonth(sec),2,0)
   TempStr=TempStr & "/" & NumberFormat(DateTime.GetMonth(sec),2,0)
   TempStr=TempStr & "/" & DateTime.GetYear(sec)
   TempStr=TempStr & " " & NumberFormat(DateTime.GetHour(sec),2,0)
   TempStr=TempStr & ":" & NumberFormat(DateTime.GetMinute(sec),2,0)
   Return TempStr
End Sub

 

[ivan.tellez]

or use this function

Whats the point in reinventing the wheel?

Java provides functions to format dates. They are really flexyble, and much more efficient than doing it manually.

I posted the string formats in the forums a couple times.

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