Article: Q187233
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): 6.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbGrpDSVB
Last Modified: 16-MAY-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows, version 6.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, version 6.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 6.0
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SYMPTOMS
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You have a DataTimePicker control's CustomFormat property set, but when you set
the Format property to dtpCustom, the CustomFormat is not used.
RESOLUTION
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When you set a DateTimePicker's Format property to dtpCustom, you must follow
this by assigning the CustomFormat property, even if it already contains a valid
format string. This assignment to CustomFormat may be a new string value or it
may be assigned to itself.
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. In a new Standard EXE project. Form1 is created by default. From the Projects
menu, select Components, check "Microsoft Windows Common Controls-2 6.0," and
click OK.
2. Add two CommandButtons and a DTPicker control to Form1.
3. Enter a custom format into the DTPicker control's CustomFormat property. For
this example, use 'Today is' MMM d, yyy.
4. Add the following code to the Form's Module:
Private Sub Command1_Click()
DTPicker1.Format = dtpCustom
End Sub
Private Sub Command2_Click()
DTPicker1.Format = dtpCustom
DTPicker1.CustomFormat = DTPicker1.CustomFormat
End Sub
5. Run the Project and Click Command1. Note that the CustomFormat is not used
and the date is displayed as a short date.
6. Click Command2 and note that the CustomFormat is used and the date is
displayed in the form: Today is May 5, 1998.
REFERENCES
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For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
Q186424 : INFO: DateTimePicker CustomFormat Is Case-Sensitive
Additional query words: kbDSupport kbDSD kbCtrl kbUsage kbCommon kbVBp600
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Keywords : kbGrpDSVB
Technology : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB600Search kbVBA600 kbVB600
Version : :6.0
Issue type : kbbug
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