General :: Countdown Timer On Form Using Different DateDiff
Jul 31, 2012
I have created a countdown counter on a form using different Datediff's so to split the renaining time into days, hours, minutes and seconds.
The Datediff compares Now() to a text box called txt.Leaving which has a date/time unputted via a table (Format: General Date)
However the seconds and minutes work ok but the hours and days dont count down inline with the minutes and seconds reducing. The hours do alter when the minutes are 13 mins into the new hour. This would seem to point possibly to rounding off but I would expect that further into the hour.
Below is the Datediff that is set as the control source in a text box and the form it sits on has its timer set to 1000 and the event requeries the text box.
=DateDiff("d",Now(),[txt.Leaving]) & "d, " & DateDiff("h",Now(),[txt.Leaving]) Mod 24 & "h, " & DateDiff("n",Now(),[txt.Leaving]) Mod 60 & "m, " & DateDiff("s",Now(),[txt.Leaving]) Mod 60 & "s"
I have a SharePoint list that tracks the date/time of each stop of an order from its origin to its destination. The number of stops varies depending on the type of order (you can use train as a metaphor). The goal is to calculate the average time between each stop (we're trying to figure out where orders typically get held up).
Let's say there are stops A, B, C, D, and E. Every order starts at A and ends at E. If they all made every stop, I could easily get the average of datediff("d", B, A) etc.
However, since they make different numbers of stops, what I need is the difference between the stop and the last stop they actually made. I need a crosstab query (or report) that lists the OrderType as the row, the StopName as the column, and the average(datediff) as the value.
In a perfect world, this would be normalized and I'd have separate tables for the stops and the order types, but trying to do that through SharePoint is Not Fun and is going to confuse the end users.
Hi I' am trying to make a form which executes a macro in every minute. I have put the Timer Interval to 60000ms. But now the form executes the macro only once and I want that macro will be executed always after one minute. So how I can make this work? Do I have to make somekind of loop in code or what?
I've taken a break from Access for a while, but I'm back at it again and having some difficulty. I am trying to open a form with a timer to state that the database is going to shut down in five minutes if they don't respond. I'm obviously using the wrong code. I've been trying to use the following:
Private Sub Form_Timer() DoCmd.OpenForm "frmWarning" If Forms!frmHidden!chkActive Then Forms!frmHidden!chkActive = False Me.TimerInterval = 300000 Else DoCmd.Quit End If End Sub
How to insert a timer in the PropertyFrm Form in the Access Database attached to this message. When a user opens the PropertyFrm form I want the timer to record the number of hours, minutes, and seconds each user spend time on a record including the current dateand have the data stored in the Timer table.
When a user goes to another record, I want the timer to reset and store the hours, minutes, seconds, and current date on another record in the Timer Table and so on. If the fields and data types in the Timer table is not created properly.
I do not want the time and current date to be displayed on the PropertyFrm Form. I want the information to be stored in the Timer table.I do not want the user to see the hours, minutes, seconds and current date information on thePropertyFrm Form.
I am creating a databse to help people with course registration. I have a form (Classes) and a sub form (Classes Subform). In the classes subform I have the following fields:
StudentID Major PhoneNumber Grade
On the Classes form I have two fields I am concerened about. Seats and a field called Open Seats. If I set the number of Seats (Seats) to 31, I would like 31 to appear in my open seats field. As I add students to the Classes Subform (New Records) I would like open seats to decrease by one. I've seen this done, but have no idea how.
Once this is figured out, Is it possible for the form to automatically change my Status field from Open to Closed?
I would like to have a form that simply has 4 or 5 due dates for certain things. I would also like to have a countdown field that takes todays date and all of the due dates and tells me how many days i have until then. Is this possible? And, if so, can anyone help?
i wonna count down for 20 minits and then autoclose my program. every time there is an activity the counter has to reset. any idea where and how to do it?
I have two databases; a server and a client. The server houses all of the tables, while the client has the tables linked and serves primarily as a form for users to enter data to the main table. Periodically I update the form, so I would like to be able to shut down each client while I upload the new files to update the client. Here is my thinking:
I have a table in server.mdb called admin with 3 columns and one record.
The fields are:
closex (text) - This will be populated when I want to send the close countdown command. message (text) - The string I want to display in a warning popup box. Timer (integer) - The time in seconds before the program will close.
Right now I have a hidden LIST box in the form (closemsg) that is bound to column 1 and column count=3.
Me.closemsg.column(0) is closex Me.closemsg.column(1) is message Me.closemsg.column(2) is timer
The box is requeryed every 2 seconds to check and see if the table has been updated along with another line of code that keeps the time current until someone starts to enter a record.
I have a macro that will perform the close operation. Here is the code I have thus far....any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Private Sub Form_Timer()
'Updates the Time to Current If (IsNull(Agent)) Then
Me!Call_Time = Time()
End If
'Checks for updated values in Admin Table Me.closemsg.Requery
' ------------- '| Force Close | ' -------------
'Message Variable from T.Admin Dim message As String 'Timer Variable from T.Admin Dim timer As Integer
'Macro Variable to Close App Dim macroname As String
macroname = "Closeapp"
'Check to see if T.Admin has changed If (IsNull(Me.closemsg.Column(0))) Then
Basically my database is for a library based on borrowing/returning books ect
Everything works except this one thing, in one of my forms I can ask the user to input a book number of the book they want to check if it has been returned or not, if it hasnt been returned within 30 days then it will come up with overdue.
The statement im trying to use i cant get it to work.
=IIf([DateDiff("d",[Borrow Date],Now()>30)
I want it to display overdue if the book isn't returned in 30 days of the borrow date.
I have a specific question on the datediff function.
My example is =DateDiff("d",[Policy Issue Date],Date()) where [Policy Issue Date] is the inception date of an Insurance Policy.
I need to determine how many days the policy has been inforce. The formula works great in a query and I can see the number of days in that field when the query is run.
However, my dilemma is I want the same function to run off of a text box using its control source property and have the number of days calculate and be visible for each record on the form. This part is not working and the field is returning the #Error? message.
Sorry to open with a question but its usually the way, i'm quite an experienced computer user but never used any office products before and just thought i should learn as i'm losing money every week by not keep track of things properly.
So then to my question..
I've made a table to cover all the orders i have had placed, this includes a date column for when that order was placed. I just wondered if it would be possible to have some kind of system where after 7 days without any acknowledgement from me it either pops up or turns red or something similiar. I'm thinking the acknowledgement could be the yes/no box and i tick that when i recieve the item back, if i dont it either pops up or turns red or something :confused:
I have access db sending report with outlook every Monday.
But the problem is if outlook is open when I start the db, email goes in to outgoing folder and msg box of outlook opens saying " outlook will close after countdown if I do not hit the "DO NOT EXIT" button or "EXIT AND SEND LATER" button.
If I hit "EXIT AND SEND LATER" button, it sends next time I open the outlook.
I have a Form opening from Access Options. I would like to close this Form using the Timer. The following is the code I have used but it is not working.
Private Sub Cover_Page_Form_Load() OpenTimer = Timer End Sub Private Sub Cover_Page_Form_Timer() If (Timer - OpenTime) = 5 Then DoCmd.Close acForm, "Cover_Page_Form", acSaveYes End Sub
Next question. If I can get this to work can I then use a DoCmd to open new Form within the code above or do I need a new process.
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Hi im trying to see if there is a way to put a timer in tab pages. so that when the time expires it changes to another tab. I have it working fine with the command button. I have like 20 tabs all hidden until the user clicks the cmd. Now is there a way to put a timer? I know that i can do it with the Form_timer, but that dont seem to work with tabs. thanx
Hi guys, im looking to incorporate a timer function into my database.
Basically at the moment students can takes test in the 'quiz' form - id like a function that starts a timer once its opened, and then display the time taken in a message box when the test is finished.
Any ideas on how i should go about this would be much appreciated,
I wrote the following simple code in a form's event procedures, in order to create a splash screen for my application. The form remains open all the time, I meant it to close after cnt>10. I checked with message boxes and it seems that cnt never increases to more than 1. Any ideas why ?
Private Sub Form_Load() Dim cnt As Integer Me.TimerInterval = 1000 'timer interval 1 second cnt = 0 End Sub
Private Sub Form_Timer() Dim cnt As Integer cnt = cnt + 1 If cnt > 10 Then Me.TimerInterval = 0 DoCmd.Close acForm, Me.Name 'here I want the form to close End If End Sub
Where can one find what terms such as acForm, Me.Name, acPreview etc mean ?
I tried this but dont know how to stop the timer...I want to run the code that changes the Form color but want to be able to stop the Timer and reset it to start over..Will this timer work? Almost like an auction timer. But want to be able to reset the code at any stage...
Code: Public Sub ExcelTimer() Dim PauseTime, Start, Finish
Hi everyone, I quite new to access, so I would like to ask for a little help. Is it possible to create an alert in a database related to date and time. Shortly the user needs to be alerted when a certificate expires on a specific date. Is it possible to do that in Access? Thank you anticipated, Bye, Fehermaci
I created a form to list the number of customers in my lobby. In the Form Footer I placed a field to count the number of customers waiting (Name: CC1, Control Source: =Count([LName]). Works fine.
I want a Beep on the form if the customers exeed 5. I placed the following code in the Timer event but I cannot get the event to work. I believe it has something to do with the field name but I'm unsure. Any help would be appreciated.
My form is always open and runs a timer event which runs a series of functions and procedures. I don't want to run a certain procedure on every timer cycle, but rather, every other timer cycle.
Any thoughts on how best to accomplish this. I'm having a mental block!
