Calendar popup

[njahnavi]

Hi I am using vb.net 2.0

I am using windows forms

I have a form where on click of "add" button my form should show the calendar like a popup and once user select the date in the popup then i have to validate if that is a correct date to add a menu and if it is so then i have to close the popup and show the date in the form...

I am very new to vb.net

Any ideas atleast how to get started will be of great help..

I have searched the net and everyone speak about webform not the windows forms...

Any help is greatly appreciated

 

[ousoonerjoe]

you should look into the DateTimePicker. It forces the user to pick valid dates, and dtp.Value returns a Date data type. That will assist you in your data validation. Also, it is set as a combo box, that when clicked, shows a calendar to ease of selecting the date.

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[njahnavi]

actually i have used it however my pl wants something which pops up from the from instead of a control sitting in the form..

hope i have given the right explanation...

 

[ousoonerjoe]

ok... have you looked at the MonthCalendar Control?

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Bluto: What? Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? No!
Otter: Germans?
Boon: Forget it, he's rolling.
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[njahnavi]

Month calendar control is not tehre in my tool box...
I am pretty newbie to vb.net please give more explanation so that i can acheive this task..

thanks for your help...

 

[RiverGuy]

Here is an example to demonstrate some functionality

    Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
        Dim CalForm As New Form
        Dim Cal As New MonthCalendar
        Cal.MaxSelectionCount = 1
        CalForm.Controls.Add(Cal)
        CalForm.ClientSize = Cal.Size
        CalForm.Height += 24
        CalForm.MinimizeBox = False
        CalForm.MaximizeBox = False
        CalForm.MinimumSize = CalForm.Size
        CalForm.MaximumSize = CalForm.Size
        CalForm.ShowDialog()
        MessageBox.Show(Cal.SelectionStart.ToString)
        CalForm.Close()
        CalForm.Dispose()
        CalForm = Nothing
        Cal.Dispose()
        Cal = Nothing
    End Sub

I'm creating a generic form on the fly, and adding a new MonthCalendar control to it on the fly. Add this code to a Button Click Event, run the program, and click the button. After you close the form, you'll get a message telling you what date the user selected.

For non-demonstration code, you will want to create a small form with a Month Calendar, and probably add an "OK" button to it to close the form. That way, you won't have to create a generic form and it's controls on the fly. But the concept remains -- utilize a small form with a MonthCalendar control and perform a PopUp with ShowDialog.

 

[njahnavi]

Thanks a lot River Guy this gave me some idea ...

Pelase tell me soemthing..
cant we drag and drop monthcalendar