where to create a procedure and where to call it?

Question

Hi,

I am newbie, so please bear with with me.  I have this big web app project I just started working on and i want to add the current date and time to my footer page.  I created this procedure:

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Public Class CurrentTime

Public Sub GetCurrentTime(ByRef CurrentTime As String, Optional ByVal IncludeSeconds As Boolean = True)

If IncludeSeconds = False Then

CurrentTime = Format(Now, "hh:mm")

Else

CurrentTime = Format(Now, "hh:mm:ss")

End If

End Sub

End Class

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I created a CurrentTime.vb class file and place it there and then I try putting the following code in the footer.ascx.vb to call the procedure:

GetCurrentTime.GetCurrentTime(test, False)

lbTodayDate.Text = DateAdd(DateInterval.Minute, 2, Now).ToString("HH:MM")

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but nothing happens, then i try putting anything in the label by putting this code in the footer.ascx.vb:

lbTodayDate.Text = "hI"

but still nothing happens.  So where do i put code when i want a label.text to equals something?

am i putting my call and my procedure in the right places?

Please help.

 

Thanks in advance,

-Charles