BUG: Value Property of Calendar Control Not on Properties Sheet (178408)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 5.0a
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 6.0
This article was previously published under Q178408

SYMPTOMS

The Properties sheet of an OLE Container control that contains a Calendar control version 7.0 or 8.0 does not list the Value property of the Calendar control.

RESOLUTION

Here are two methods for setting the Value property of the Calendar control:

  • Open the form in the Form Designer and right-click the Calendar .ocx file to open the Calendar properties dialog box. Click the General tab, and then type the desired date in the Value property.

    -or-
  • Use code to set the Day, Month, and Year properties of the Calendar control. The following example sets the day of the calendar to the 10th day of the month: 
          ThisForm.OleControl1.Day=10

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Create a form using the Form Designer.
  2. Insert an OLE Container control on the form by clicking Insert Control in the Insert Object dialog box. In the Control Type list, click Calendar Control or Calendar Control 8.0 depending on the version that is available. Close the Properties dialog box and resize the OLE Container control if needed.
  3. Right-click the OLE Container control and select Properties to open its property sheet. The Value property is not listed but the Day, Month, and Year properties are available.
  4. Right-click the OLE Container control and select "Calendar Control Properties" to open the property sheet for the Calendar control and the Value property is available.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:8/13/1999
Keywords:kbbug KB178408 kbAudDeveloper
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