Re: Validate date from VB to insert into Oracle table

On Fri, 13 Jun 2003 01:51:30 GMT, Jim Kennedy wrote:

>It is this type of programming that gives people the impression that VB
>programmers are not professional programmers. If you don't know how to do
>exception handling in VB (or can't read the documentation) then find
>another profession. (eg flip burgers) People who are going to suceed in
>this type of industry are people who are somewhat self reliant and can do a
>little research.
>
>Again in VB dates are a formatted string (and not even done well, since you
>have to rely on the settings of the client machine - cause vb "programmers"
>by and large don't understand the difference between something and the
>formatted representation of something. (yeah some do, but they are the ones
>where VB is just another language under their belt.) Look in the Oracle
>docs for to_char and to_date and format masks. Also you might try reading
>the documentation on whatever driver you are using.
>Jim

I don't become a VB programmer in 3 days, do I? This was my 3rd day programming in VB.

Reading the manual, or buying a good book or refering to the Oracle 8i Bible will always solve my problem. I could definately search somewhere on the web, or probably take a cource at some esteemed institution. I could try VB forums etc. etc. there is always an alternative to asking in a newsgroup, isn't there?

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I think now I _am_ asking for it!