Date/Time

These functions are pretty self-explanatory so I've not added any extra comments to them.

• Date - Gets the current date
  
• Time - Gets the current time
  
• Now - Gets the current date and time
  
• Timer - Returns the number of seconds since midnight 
  
•  DateAdd - Adds a time interval to a date
  
•  DateDiff - Returns how many time intervals there are between two dates
  
•  DateSerial - Returns the month/day/year
  
•  DateValue - Returns the date
  
• Year - Returns the current year
  
• Month - Returns the current month (integer)
  
•  MonthName - Returns the text of the name of a month
  
• Day - Returns the current day
  
• Hour - Returns the current hour
  
• Minute - Returns the current minute
  
• Second - Returns the current second
  
•  TimeSerial - Returns a date with the hour/minute/second
  
•  TimeValue - Returns the time
  
•  WeekDay - Returns the current day of the week (integer)
  
•  WeekDayName - Returns the text of a day of the week

Miscellaneous

•  MsgBox - A built-in dialog box that gives a message and allows a user input
  
  
  
  •  i  = msgbox "Read this!", vbokonly, "Test Message"
  
  
•  DoEvents - Allows VB to complete pending tasks
  
  
  
  •  doevents
  
  
• Shell - Executes a 2nd program from within the current program
  
  
  
  • shell "notepad.exe"
    
  • Note - VB does not wait for the Shell'd program to quit before executing the next line of code!
  
  
• Command - Gives any text that followed a VB .EXE execution command
  
  
  
  • temp$ = command
  
  
• Environ - Returns the system environmental space content
  
  
  
  • temp$ = environ
  
  
• Beep - Makes the computer beep once.
  
  
  
  • beep
  
  
•  InputBox - A built-in dialog box that allows entry of a text string
  
  
  
  •  inputbox  "Input a value!", 5
  
  
•  AddressOf - Provides an entry point for an external program to use a procedure
  
  
  
  •  AddressOf  ( procedurename )
  
  
•  AppActivate - Activates an applications window
  
  
  
  •  AppActivate  ( windowtitle )
  
  
•  RaiseEvent - Fires an event declared at module level
  
  
  
  •  RaiseEvent  ProcedureName
  
  
• Load - Load an object
  
  
  
  • load form1
  
  
• Unload - Unload an object
  
  
  
  • Unload form1
  
  
•  LoadPicture - Load a picture into a control property
  
  
  
  • form1.picture = loadpicture (filename)
  
  
•  SavePicture - Save a picture to a file
  
  
  
  •  SavePicture (form1.picture,filename)
  
  
•  LoadResData - Load the data from a resource file
  
  
  
  •  LoadResData (index,format)
  
  
•  LoadResString - Load a string from a resource file
  
  
  
  •  LoadResString ( index,format)
  
  
•  SendKeys - Send keys to another app as though they were from the keyboard
  
  
  
  •  Sendkeys  {DOWN}
  
  
•  QBColor - Returns a value corresponding to the original QB values 0-15
  
  
  
  • form1.backcolor = QBcolor (12)
  
  
• RGB - Returns a color value by inputting the red, green, and blue parts
  
  
  
  • form1.backcolor = RGB (12,128,256)
  
  
• Me - Refers to the current object, usually the active form
  
  
  
  • print Me.caption