Date Picker Control

2 Mar 2007 10:54 AM

Bob

I am using VB 6.0 SP5
I use the Date Picker control, and was wondering if someone has a better
control, (XP Styles) that has the same basic functions.

Thanks in advance.

Bob
rober***@mountaincable.net

2 Mar 2007 3:22 PM

Rick Rothstein (MVP - VB)

>I am using VB 6.0 SP5
> I use the Date Picker control, and was wondering if someone
> has a better control, (XP Styles) that has the same basic functions.

Better? Better in what way?

Rick

2 Mar 2007 4:19 PM

Dave O.

He probably means "prettier" as the standard job does not adopt XP themes,
so it does look a tad out of place.

Regards
Dave O.

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> >I am using VB 6.0 SP5
>> I use the Date Picker control, and was wondering if someone
>> has a better control, (XP Styles) that has the same basic functions.
>
> Better? Better in what way?
>
> Rick
>

3 Mar 2007 9:46 AM

Bob O`Bob

Dave O. wrote:

> He probably means "prettier" as the standard job does not adopt XP themes,
> so it does look a tad out of place.
>

It always looked like crap, IMO.

3 Mar 2007 1:01 AM

MikeD

"Bob" <rober***@mountaincable.net> wrote in message
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>I am using VB 6.0 SP5
> I use the Date Picker control, and was wondering if someone has a better
> control, (XP Styles) that has the same basic functions.

Go here:

http://ccrp.mvps.org/controls/ccrpdtp6.htm

There's a replacement DTPicker that uses the API and so is dynamically
linked to comctl32.dll and so can use WinXP themes (if a manifest file is
also used).

It never actually made it to a final release, but I've used the public beta
that's available. Other than a few little things about it, by biggest
complaint is that it requires another "helper" DLL as well. It could have
just as easily been written without this helper dll.

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Mike
Microsoft MVP Visual Basic