jsTimePicker Overview

Introducing the jsTimePicker custom class for use with dBASE.

jsTimePicker is a custom class which is written almost entirely in dBL code and based on the PaintBox standard dBL class. The dBL code in the jsTimePicker class surfaces the highly stable and widely used common controls datetimepick window class functionality.

If you've used the Date and Time system Control Panel applet or other applications using the datetimepick window class, then you already know what datetimepick functionality is all about. The datetimepick window class provides a very simple and intuitive interface for user selection of times. The same basic datetimepick technology is used in all sorts of applications requiring simple user-interfaces for time selections. Now, almost all of the datetimepick window class functionality can be easily integrated directly into any dBL application with jsTimePicker and you have full control of the functionality which the users have access to.

jsTimePicker can be used for many purposes:

jsTimePicker is a very stable and simple time display and entry interface. Almost all of the standard common controls datetimepick window class functionality is now available to you through dBL code.
jsTimePicker supports the Gregorian calendar from the year 1753 forward.
jsTimePicker provides a rich set of features, not only for display and user selection of times, but also for dBL source-level control of all jsTimePicker functionality. You can leverage the power, functionality, and ease of jsTimePicker as a tool to help open the door to more sophisticated and more modern applications. Or add this new functionality to update existing applications.
jsTimePicker is *not* an ActiveX component, so there are no complicated and time-consuming application deployment, ActiveX system registration, or ActiveX licensing issues to contend with. Simply deploy the jsTimePicker and companion compiled dBL object files the same as you deploy the rest of the object files for your application, either in the application EXE or using DEO. And deploy the small jsUtils.dll file as you would any other dll required by your application. The best place for the dll is in the same folder path where the application EXE is located. Now jsTimePicker is ready to work for you. It really is that simple.

For those of you who don't believe it, YES dBASE can do some rather amazing things. And now with jsTimePicker, dBASE becomes even more powerful.