Date/Time control

[S Shulman]

Hi

Users of the new system complain that it is not easy to use the new 'date
control' because they can't select all the date parts and overkey the value.

Is there a way of allowing the user to do that or any other technique that
will speed up data entry

Thank you,
Shmuel Shulman

 

[Cyril Gupta]

Have you thought about using a normal textbox for data entry? and you can
put in a button on the side which can display a date control which will
otherwise be hidden.

Cyril

 

[Carlos J. Quintero [VB MVP]]

Exactly, we used a textbox and a button (to show a calendar if the user
really needs it) and the textbox allowed the user to enter 31122005 and then
we reformatted on LostFocus to 31/12/2005. If the user is fast with the
numeric keys to the right of the keyboard, that's the fastest way to enter a
date, IMO

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[Homer J Simpson]

Exactly, we used a textbox and a button (to show a calendar if the user
really needs it) and the textbox allowed the user to enter 31122005 and
then we reformatted on LostFocus to 31/12/2005. If the user is fast with
the numeric keys to the right of the keyboard, that's the fastest way to
enter a date, IMO

It's always worth remembering that a terminal screen or DOS window is faster
for a skilled data entry operator than any Windows type display.

 

[Carlos J. Quintero [VB MVP]]

It's always worth remembering that a terminal screen or DOS window is
faster for a skilled data entry operator than any Windows type display.

I think you can always make a Windows user interface as fast as the DOS
version if you design it carefully (passing the focus to the next control
when the previous is filled, making the Return key to tab, etc.) and
unpluging the mouse during the tests ;-)

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Best regards,

Carlos J. Quintero

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