Drop down date picker programtically 1

[TimBiesiek]

Hi All,

Am trying to drop down a date picker control when the user clicks on a certain button.

Have done this with combo boxes (Simply by 'comboboxname.droppeddown = true'), but there appears to be no simple way to do this for a date picker...

Anyone got any ideas??

 

[chmohan]

doesnt it have a style called dropdown and cant u set it on the click?

 

[TimBiesiek]

Ummmmm, maybe....

Can you give me an example how?

 

[chmohan]

this may give u an idea

http://www.functionx.com/vcsharp/controls/datepicker.htm

 

[earthandfire]

Although the use of SendKeys is frowned on this works - and I can't think of any other straightforward solution...

  Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click

    DateTimePicker1.Focus()
    SendKeys.Send("%{DOWN}")

  End Sub

Hope this helps.

 

[TimBiesiek]

chmohan - Nope, that link didn't tell me anymore than I already know sorry...

earthandfire - That may have to do for now, until such a time that I can find another way around it...

Thanks to both of you!

 

[earthandfire]

Tim, the only other way would be to create your own control inheriting form the DateTimePicker and providing the functionality yourself, which is why I said that I couldn't think of any other straightforward solution.

 

[TimBiesiek]

Hmmm, ok, thanks.

Haven't got the time to create my own control at the mo, so sendkeys will just have to do!

Thanks a ton!