Virtual LED Clock For Windows By Trent Jackson

[Ioannis]

Nice project Trent!

I would like to see the algo you have for the calendar, if I may.

Thanks, Ioannis

[T.Jackson]

I wrote this calendar in VB early this year ....

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Portion of code for generating the dates in ea month (2000 - 2100)

Public Sub Draw_Calendar()
   '-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   '// Build / draw calendar onto field where user can actively select from it
   '-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   
   Dim Print_Y      As Integer 'Contains current X-axis for printing
   Dim Print_X      As Integer 'Y-axis
   Dim Date_Num     As String  'Holds current day for the selected month
   Dim Cal_Col      As Integer 'Column in (6x7) matrix
   Dim Cal_Row      As Integer 'Row
   Dim Days_From_01 As Long    'Total days from the year 0001
   Dim Start_Day    As Long    'First day of the month
   Dim i            As Long    'General working var
   ReDim Grid_Dat(6, 7)        'Grid contents (all the dates in the month)
   
   '// From Jan 0001 to 2000 there's 730127 days (Crucial needed key to this algorithm)
   Days_From_01 = 730127
   
   '// Wipe area ready for new print / render
   Calendar_Field.Cls
   
   If Draw_3D_Cells.Checked Then
      Blit_3D_Cells
   End If
   
   Days_In_Months(2) = 28 'Assume no leap
   '// Check for leap year with currently selected year
   If Is_Leap_Year(Set_Year) Then Days_In_Months(2) = 29
   
   '// Add up total days from yr 2000 until selected yr
   For i = 2000 To Set_Year - 1
       Days_In_Year = 365     'No leap
   
   '// Check for leap
       If Is_Leap_Year(i) Then
          Days_In_Year = 366  'Leap
       End If
   
   '// Sum it all
       Days_From_01 = Days_From_01 + Days_In_Year
   Next i

   '// Add up total days until a month before the selected month
   For i = 1 To (Set_Month - 1)
       Days_From_01 = Days_From_01 + Days_In_Months(i)
   Next i

   '// Swap vars (new meaninful name with what we're about to do next)
   Start_Day = Days_From_01

   '// Dec week until we find the start day of the month
   Do While Start_Day > 7: Start_Day = Start_Day - 7: Loop

   '// Reset to 0 if > 7
   Start_Day = Start_Day Mod 7
   
   '// Starting print coords
   Print_X = (Start_Day * 23) + 5
   Print_Y = 5
   
   '// Starting col in sync with the actual first day of the month
   Cal_Col = Start_Day
   
   '// Loop through days in month (1 to total)         '
   For i = 1 To Days_In_Months(Set_Month)
   
   '// Set new row after 7 across (gird is 6x7)
       If Print_X > 160 Then                           '
          Print_Y = Print_Y + 23                       'Inc
          Print_X = 5                                  'Reset
          Cal_Row = Cal_Row + 1                        'Inc
          Cal_Col = 0                                  'Reset
       End If
              
   '// Copy var to string
       Date_Num = Trim(Str(i))
       
   '// Add space for single digit vals (center alignment)
       If Len(Date_Num) = 1 Then
          Date_Num = Space(1) & Date_Num
       End If
       
   '// Print date to feild using the TextOut API (much faster)
       TextOut Calendar_Field.hdc, Print_X, Print_Y, Date_Num, Len(Date_Num)
             
   '// Store locations in grid array for later usage (user clicks fields)
       Grid_Dat(Cal_Row, Cal_Col) = Date_Num
       
   '// Inc X-axis for printing and col pos
       Print_X = Print_X + 23
       Cal_Col = Cal_Col + 1
   Next
   
   Start_Day = Start_Day + Set_Day                     'Set start day in month
   Cal_Col = 0                                         'Reset col & row
   Cal_Row = 0                                         '
      
   '-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   '// Here we need to locate the col & row in the grid that matches first day
   '-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   For i = 0 To Start_Day - 1                          'Loop through
       Cal_Col = Cal_Col + 1                           'Inc col
       If Cal_Col = 7 Then                             'New row?
          Cal_Row = Cal_Row + 1                        'Inc row
          Cal_Col = 0                                  'Reset col
       End If
   Next
   
   If Show_3D_Sel.Checked Then
   '// Blit selected 3D cell
      BitBlt Calendar_Field.hdc, Cal_Col * 23 + 3, Cal_Row * 23 + 3, 20, 20, Selected_3D.hdc, 0, 0, SrcCopy
      
   '// Rectangle around it
      Rectangle Calendar_Field.hdc, Cal_Col * 23 + 3, Cal_Row * 23 + 3, 23 + Cal_Col * 23, 23 + Cal_Row * 23
      
   '// Show day inside cell
      TextOut Calendar_Field.hdc, Cal_Col * 23 + 5, Cal_Row * 23 + 5, Grid_Dat(Cal_Row, Cal_Col), Len(Grid_Dat(Cal_Row, Cal_Col))
      '//
   Else '(Show 2D selector)
      '//
   '// Position selector square to selected day in the month
      Selector.Move (Cal_Col * 23) + 5, (Cal_Row * 23) + 5
   
   '// Show date inside square
      Selector.Cls
      TextOut Selector.hdc, 1, 0, Grid_Dat(Cal_Row, Cal_Col), Len(Grid_Dat(Cal_Row, Cal_Col))
   End If
      
   '// Build return string (mm-dd-yy)
   Return_Date = Set_Month & "-" & Grid_Dat(Cal_Row, Cal_Col) & "-" & Set_Year
   Call Extract_Date_Specifics
   
   '// Update bottom portion of picker with a readout of the selected date
   Show_Date.Caption = Format(Return_Date, IIf(Show_Long_Date.Checked, "dddd, mmmm d, yyyy", "dd/mm/yyyy"))
   
   '// Reset (var only used by Set_Picker_Date proc to force a sel)
   Set_Day = 0

   '// Draw grid? (optional)
   If Show_Grid.Checked Then
      Draw_Grid
   End If
   
   Calendar_Field.Refresh
End Sub

*Definitely not directly applicable to PBP, there's lot of work needed to port it. Be great if PBP supported strings & string manipulation !
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[T.Jackson]

Nice project Trent!

I would like to see the algo you have for the calendar, if I may.

Thanks, Ioannis

By the way - you have some nice products!

[Ioannis]

Thanks for the post. I thought it was for the PIC itself though!

Thanks also for the comment about my products. Wait to see the new ones!

Regards,
Ioannis

[T.Jackson]

No worries. A calendar project for PBP is kind of swimming around in my mind a bit at the moment, so don't be too surprised to see something a bit further down the track.

[Ioannis]

Thanks! If I 'll find the time, I may do it first! Will see..

Ioannis