Alarm Timer code error

[xBear Grylls]

Image 1: https://i.imgur.com/DyRXU9Z.png
Image 2: https://i.imgur.com/MHHxy4w.png
Why is it doing this? Thanks

[Cryptonic]

Try to use TimeOfDay as a string. I think I've had this problem before...

[abuckau907]

Conversion from string "Label2" to type 'Date' is not valid.

is because the data types are not the same. Ie. Label.Text (a string) must be set == a string

Dim xx as Int32 = "MyNameIsSteve" // invalid! a number can't be set to a string.
Dim ss as String = 123456 // invalid!

Dim xx as DateTime = 1234 // invalid.

Dim xx as Int32 = Date.Now() // invalid.


ie. as pepsihacker said 'Try to use TimeOfDay as a string.'

Label1.Text = Date.Now.ToString() // has LOTS of overloads.
(ToString is special, I'm not going to explain why)

Label1.Text = TimeOfDat <--String variable, Date variable--> NOT the same 'type'.

[Raow]

Errrm, lol?
MsgBoxStyle is part of the actual message of the MSGBox. you might wanna change where the quotation marks are.

[xBear Grylls]

Solved
I dont know how to change it.

[dnj$nda94manbdw]

your smart at VB do you dose HTML?

Conversion from string "Label2" to type 'Date' is not valid.

is because the data types are not the same. Ie. Label.Text (a string) must be set == a string

Dim xx as Int32 = "MyNameIsSteve" // invalid! a number can't be set to a string.
Dim ss as String = 123456 // invalid!

Dim xx as DateTime = 1234 // invalid.

Dim xx as Int32 = Date.Now() // invalid.


ie. as pepsihacker said 'Try to use TimeOfDay as a string.'

Label1.Text = Date.Now.ToString() // has LOTS of overloads.
(ToString is special, I'm not going to explain why)

Label1.Text = TimeOfDat <--String variable, Date variable--> NOT the same 'type'.

[rileyjstrickland]

Here are several methods to fix your error (@abuckau907 these methods are "better" in my opinion.)

1.) Create a global variable for the date you are waiting for.
2.) Use

if wait_date <= date.now then
'code
else
'code
end if

OR you can also use

if Cdate(label2.text) <= date.now then
'code
else
'code
end if

This is assuming you are using date.now for the date, or are at least following correct date datatype formatting. (Example (Generated with date.now) 3/10/2013 4:33:55 PM)

[abuckau907]

(@rileyjstrickland "Better." Better than what? Did I post a solution to his problem, or a description (albeit poor) of the problem?
When OP knows what data type is, I might start talking about 'efficiency'/'better'.)

[rileyjstrickland]

(@rileyjstrickland "Better." Better than what? Did I post a solution to his problem, or a description (albeit poor) of the problem?
When OP knows what data type is, I might start talking about 'efficiency'/'better'.)

It was late and I was tired. When I'm awake your posts are hard enough to read .
Please format them a little bit

[abuckau907]

ok .

[wut12345]

label1.text = timeofday

if label2.text = label1.text then
label3.text = "Alarm!!"
timer1.stop
endif
Easy way.

[xBear Grylls]

Its solved a while ago.