DateTimePicker question

[M K]

Can you initialize the DateTimePicker to "" or Null? I want the date to be
optional so it should be blank at first unless the user selects a date. If
not, is there another solution?

Mark

[hoppy]

"M K" <sk*******@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:Py*******************@twister.southeast.rr.co m:

Can you initialize the DateTimePicker to "" or Null? I want the date
to be optional so it should be blank at first unless the user selects
a date. If not, is there another solution?

Mark

One way to clear the text is to use blank custom format:

DateTimePicker1.Format = DateTimePickerFormat.Custom
DateTimePicker1.CustomFormat = " " ' need a space

then once you want it to be displayed again reset it to
whatever format you want:

DateTimePicker1.Format = DateTimePickerFormat.Short

It will still have a value when there is no text.

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

"M K" <sk*******@yahoo.com> schrieb:

Can you initialize the DateTimePicker to "" or Null? I want the date to
be optional so it should be blank at first unless the user selects a date.
If not, is there another solution?

You can use the datetimepicker's checkbox (see properties 'ShowCheckBox' and
'Checked') to indicate null values or valid selections. Alternatively take
a look at the solutions shown at
<URL:http://groups.google.de/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.windowsforms/msg/98967faca85a6172>.

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[M K]

thanks hoppy that did the trick.. i had part of it but didnt set it to
custom.. thanks
"M K" <sk*******@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Can you initialize the DateTimePicker to "" or Null? I want the date to
be optional so it should be blank at first unless the user selects a date.
If not, is there another solution?

Mark