How set Calendar defaultdate in FormView

[Cirene]

I have a formview control.

When the user goes into insert mode I want to set the Calendar to today's
date.

How can I accomplish this? I know it's probably only 1 or 2 lines of code.

I tried this, but it doesn't work..
Protected Sub FormView1_ModeChanging(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
System.Web.UI.WebControls.FormViewModeEventArgs) Handles
FormView1.ModeChanging
If e.NewMode = FormViewMode.Insert Then
Dim cal As Calendar =
CType(Me.FormView1.Row.FindControl("calDeadline"), Calendar)
cal.SelectedDate = Now.Date
End If
End Sub

Thanks!

[Michael Nemtsev, MVP]

Hello Cirene,

What exactly doesn't work? You can't find the control, or the date not changes
---
WBR,
Michael Nemtsev [.NET/C# MVP] :: blog: http://spaces.live.com/laflour

"The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we
miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it" (c) Michelangelo
CModeChanging(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
CSystem.Web.UI.WebControls.FormViewModeEventArgs) Handles
CFormView1.ModeChanging
CIf e.NewMode = FormViewMode.Insert Then
CDim cal As Calendar =
CCType(Me.FormView1.Row.FindControl("calDeadline") , Calendar)
Ccal.SelectedDate = Now.Date

[Cirene]

After I set it it is still Nothing.

<Michael Nemtsev>; "MVP" <ne*****@msn.comwrote in message
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Hello Cirene,

What exactly doesn't work? You can't find the control, or the date not
changes
---
WBR, Michael Nemtsev [.NET/C# MVP] :: blog:
http://spaces.live.com/laflour
"The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we
miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it" (c) Michelangelo

CModeChanging(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
CSystem.Web.UI.WebControls.FormViewModeEventArgs) Handles
CFormView1.ModeChanging
CIf e.NewMode = FormViewMode.Insert Then
CDim cal As Calendar =
CCType(Me.FormView1.Row.FindControl("calDeadline") , Calendar)
Ccal.SelectedDate = Now.Date

[Cirene]

Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the
current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information
about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set
to an instance of an object.

"Cirene" <te**@test.comwrote in message
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After I set it it is still Nothing.

<Michael Nemtsev>; "MVP" <ne*****@msn.comwrote in message
news:3d**************************@msnews.microsoft .com...

>Hello Cirene,

What exactly doesn't work? You can't find the control, or the date not
changes
---
WBR, Michael Nemtsev [.NET/C# MVP] :: blog:
http://spaces.live.com/laflour
"The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and
we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it" (c) Michelangelo

CModeChanging(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
CSystem.Web.UI.WebControls.FormViewModeEventArg s) Handles
CFormView1.ModeChanging
CIf e.NewMode = FormViewMode.Insert Then
CDim cal As Calendar =
CCType(Me.FormView1.Row.FindControl("calDeadline" ), Calendar)
Ccal.SelectedDate = Now.Date

[Michael Nemtsev, [MVP]]

Hello Cirene,

Well... it means that you can't find the real Callendar control to set the
date

View the page source to check that you are looking for the correct control
name

---
WBR,
Michael Nemtsev [.NET/C# MVP] :: blog: http://spaces.live.com/laflour

"The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we
miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it" (c) Michelangelo
CObject reference not set to an instance of an object.
CDescription: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of
Cthe
Ccurrent web request. Please review the stack trace for more
Cinformation
Cabout the error and where it originated in the code.
CException Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference
Cnot set to an instance of an object.
C>
C"Cirene" <te**@test.comwrote in message
Cnews:u2**************@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
C>

>After I set it it is still Nothing.

<Michael Nemtsev>; "MVP" <ne*****@msn.comwrote in message
news:3d**************************@msnews.microsof t.com...

>>Hello Cirene,

What exactly doesn't work? You can't find the control, or the date
not changes

---
WBR, Michael Nemtsev [.NET/C# MVP] :: blog:
http://spaces.live.com/laflour
"The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high
and
we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it" (c) Michelangelo
CModeChanging(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
CSystem.Web.UI.WebControls.FormViewModeEventArgs ) Handles
CFormView1.ModeChanging
CIf e.NewMode = FormViewMode.Insert Then
CDim cal As Calendar =
CCType(Me.FormView1.Row.FindControl("calDeadline "), Calendar)
Ccal.SelectedDate = Now.Date