format of combobox on userform

Hi I have a combobox where the data is dates and a second where it is time.

For the dates combox, the list happily shows the dates in my required format
(ie dd mmm yyyy), but when you choose a date from the list it appears in the
box in the serial date format (ie 39123).

A similar thing happens with times. If I choose 08:00 from the list, it
shows as 0.33333333 (ie 8/24).

Is there a way I can format the visible value of the chosen item from the
combobox list so that it appears as it does in the list?

Many thanks.

In the VBA code editor window, try using this for the dates combo box:

Private Sub ComboBox1_Change()

ComboBox1.Value = Format(ComboBox1.Value, "m/d/yyyy")

End Sub


Likewise, for the times combo box try this:

Private Sub ComboBox2_Change()

ComboBox2.Value = Format(ComboBox2.Value, "h:mm")

End Sub

Hopefully this helps,
James



"red6000" wrote:

> Hi I have a combobox where the data is dates and a second where it is time.
>
> For the dates combox, the list happily shows the dates in my required format
> (ie dd mmm yyyy), but when you choose a date from the list it appears in the
> box in the serial date format (ie 39123).
>
> A similar thing happens with times. If I choose 08:00 from the list, it
> shows as 0.33333333 (ie 8/24).
>
> Is there a way I can format the visible value of the chosen item from the
> combobox list so that it appears as it does in the list?
>
> Many thanks.
>
>
>

With the code below, there is no reformatting of the displayed text, so show
the code that fills the combos and any formatting you do.

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
With ComboBox1
.AddItem Now()
.ListIndex = 0
End With
End Sub

Private Sub ComboBox1_Click()
With ComboBox1
Debug.Print "Text :" & .Text & vbNewLine & "Value: " & .Value
End With
End Sub

********* Debug Output *******
Text :19/07/06 11:19:08 AM
Value: 19/07/06 11:19:08 AM

"red6000" <red1000002001@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi I have a combobox where the data is dates and a second where it is
time.
>
> For the dates combox, the list happily shows the dates in my required
format
> (ie dd mmm yyyy), but when you choose a date from the list it appears in
the
> box in the serial date format (ie 39123).
>
> A similar thing happens with times. If I choose 08:00 from the list, it
> shows as 0.33333333 (ie 8/24).
>
> Is there a way I can format the visible value of the chosen item from the
> combobox list so that it appears as it does in the list?
>
> Many thanks.
>
>