OL98: Calendar Control Not Available in Custom Form (284924)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 98
This article was previously published under Q284924

SUMMARY

The Outlook Contact, Appointment, Task, and Journal Entry forms contain a "drop down" calendar that allows you to select a date by clicking a day on the calendar. This feature is internal to Outlook and you cannot access it from a custom page of an Outlook form or another program because it is not a separate control.

MORE INFORMATION

To see the Outlook calendar control, open a new appointment, and then click the arrow to the right of the Start Date or End Date fields. Outlook displays a small monthly calendar where you can click to select a date.

To use this functionality in a custom form, you must use a custom control that provides similar functionality. These controls typically require that you use Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) in the form. For additional information about where to obtain these controls, please see the following Web site:

http://www.slipstick.com/dev/datepick.htm

REFERENCES

For additional information about creating solutions with Microsoft Outlook, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

180826 OL98: Resources for Custom Forms and Programming

182349 OL98: Questions About Custom Forms and Outlook Solutions

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:2/26/2004
Keywords:kbDSWNET2003Swept kbinfo KB284924
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