Microsoft Visual Basic 2010 Step by Step eBook

Chapter 4 Working with Menus, Toolbars, and Dialog Boxes 105

This program statement displays the current date (from the system clock) in the Text

property of the Label1 object, replacing the previous Label1 text. The DateString

property is also available for general use in your programs. Assign DateString to the

Text property of an object whenever you want to display the current date on a form.

Note The Visual Basic DateString property returns the current system date. You can set

the system date by using the Clock, Language, and Region category in the Control Panel

of Windows Vista or Windows 7.

7. Press ENTER to enter the line.

Your screen looks similar to this:

You’ve finished entering the menu demonstration program. Now you’ll save your

changes to the project and prepare to run it.

8. Click the Save All button on the Standard toolbar, and then specify the
   C:\Vb10sbs\Chap04 folder as the location.

Run the Menu program

Tip The complete Menu program is located in the C:\Vb10sbs\Chap04\Menu folder.

1. Click the Start Debugging button on the Standard toolbar.

The Menu program runs in the IDE.

2. Click the Clock menu on the menu bar.

The contents of the Clock menu appear.