TimeValue
Gets a Date Serial from a time string
Syntax
`
Declare Function TimeValue ( ByRef timestring As String ) As Double
`
Usage
`
#include "vbcompat.bi"
result = TimeValue( timestring )
`
Parameters
`timestring`
the string to convert
Return Value
Returns a Date Serial from a time string.
Description
The time string must be in the format `"23:59:59"` or `"11:59:59PM"`
The compiler will not recognize this function unless `vbcompat.bi` or `datetime.bi` is included.
Example
`
#include "vbcompat.bi"
Dim ds As Double = TimeValue("07:12:28AM")
Print Format(ds, "hh:mm:ss")
`
Differences from QB

- Did not exist in QB. This function appeared in PDS and VBDOS

See also

- Date Serials
- `DateSerial`
- `TimeValue`
- `DateValue`