'Format' is a type and cannot be used as an expression.

[VIPER5646]

Hi I have an app that I compleated about 2 years ago with vs2010 and all is working.
Now I just oppened the app in vs to make some additions and the error 'Format' is a type and cannot be used as an expression is all over the entire app in lines similar to these ones in the format function.

 lblCustDate.Text = Format$(Now, "MMM-dd-yy")
 lblDesignEditDate.Text = Format$(Now, "MMM-dd-yy")

[rproffitt]

I see prior discussions. Find the word "fixed" in them. Example?
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/08764ba0-a2e2-4a86-89e6-da5d0fe0339a/format-year-and-datetime-function-not-recognized?forum=vblanguage

This one has priors back to 2009 and maybe earlier.

[VIPER5646]

thanks rproffitt
the links helped.
Here is my new format

lblCustDate.Text = Now().ToString("MMM-dd-yy")