DateTimpicker Jumping position

[WazzaRoberts]

I currently have a datetimepicker on a form and a sepertae check box next to it. the dtp is not enabled. When the check box is ticked the dtp becomes enabled, now here lies my problem, when i click the check box to enable the dtp it does enable but it jumps from its position on the form upto the top left corner. If i then click the checkbox again the dtp returns to its original position and is disabled. Here is my code

'if checkbox ticked then enable the datetimepicker
If chkEndDate.Value = 0 Then
dtpEndDate.Enabled = False
ElseIf chkEndDate.Value = -1 Then
dtpEndDate.Enabled = True
End If

Any help would be much appreciated.

[Killer42]

I don't know what causes this, but as a workaround (hopefully temporary) you could try explicitly moving it into position after enabling it. Or perhaps hide it, enable it, then show it. In other words...

' If checkbox ticked then enable the datetimepicker
If chkEndDate.Value Then
  dtpEndDate.Visible = False
  dtpEndDate.Enabled = True
  dtpEndDate.Visible = True
Else
  dtpEndDate.Enabled = False
End If

I have no idea whether this will help, of course.

[umeshj99]

I currently have a datetimepicker on a form and a sepertae check box next to it. the dtp is not enabled. When the check box is ticked the dtp becomes enabled, now here lies my problem, when i click the check box to enable the dtp it does enable but it jumps from its position on the form upto the top left corner. If i then click the checkbox again the dtp returns to its original position and is disabled. Here is my code

'if checkbox ticked then enable the datetimepicker
If chkEndDate.Value = 0 Then
dtpEndDate.Enabled = False
ElseIf chkEndDate.Value = -1 Then
dtpEndDate.Enabled = True
End If

Any help would be much appreciated.

Normally a control on form won't move unless you have specified some code to do so. Just check whether you have given any code to set topcoordinate, leftcoordinate etc. of the datetimepicker control, or whether you have used
dtpEndDate.move, which may be getting executed when you click the checkbox or when the datetimepicker control is enabled/disabled.

[WazzaRoberts]

I have no code other for moving it other than that listed above.

Killer thanks for that as it is now working, albeit in a work around fasion.

[Killer42]

I have no code other for moving it other than that listed above.

Killer thanks for that as it is now working, albeit in a work around fasion.

What version of VB is this? I think I ran into a similar problem in VBA under MS Access some time ago. Don't think I ever found a solution, but I didn't look very hard, as it wasn't a real application I was working on anyway.