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Date/Time Picker Control Attributes Window

Start of instruction setAccessible Using

  1. Double-click on the date/time picker control; or

  2. if selected: "Control > Attributes" or by selecting 'Attributes...' from the control's context menu or

  3. if selected: ENTER.

Entries

Note:
For context-sensitive help on attribute entries, select the entry so it has the focus, and press F1.

Entry in Attributes Window Represents
Name Handle name of the date/time picker control (may be overwritten with another name).
Font Output field where the font currently selected is displayed.
... Dialog box for selecting fonts.
DIL text DIL-TEXT attribute value.
... Dialog box for determining sources of DIL-TEXT attribute values.
Context Menu CONTEXT-MENU attribute value. Specifies the context menu (if any) associated with the control.
Format string EDIT-MASK attribute value. Specifies custom format definition (if any).

Note:
The format string used by this control does not use the normal Natural edit mask format specifiers. For a complete list of format specifiers, please refer to the article Working with Date and Time Picker (DTP) Controls.

Background:  
Selection box BACKGROUND-COLOUR-NAME attribute value.
... Invokes dialog box for editing BACKGROUND-COLOUR-VALUE attribute value.
Help ID HELP-ID attribute value. You must use the help topic's .h file to map the numerical ID that you enter here to the corresponding help topic ID (created by a markup in the .hlp file).
Format:  
Short date STYLE attribute value. System-defined short date format is used.

Note:
The control does not have a sunken appearance if Windows XP styles are active.

Century date STYLE attribute value. System-defined long date format is used, extended with century information (if not already present).

Note:
Depending on the active regional settings, this format may be identical to the short date format.

Long date STYLE attribute value. System-defined long date format is used.
Time STYLE attribute value. Control displays (and stores) only times, not date information.
Style:  
Up-down STYLE attribute value. Control uses Up and Down buttons to scroll through the values, rather than a drop-down month calendar.

Note:
This option is implicitly set if the control's "time" style is set.

Calendar on right STYLE attribute value. Drop down calendar is right-aligned with the control, rather than left-aligned.
Allow "no value" STYLE attribute value. Control displays a check box indicating the presence or absence of a value.
Calendar styles: These styles relate to the drop-down month calendar (if any).
Week numbers STYLE attribute value. Week numbers are displayed.
No today STYLE attribute value. Today's date (click-sensitive) is not displayed at the bottom of the calendar.
No today circle STYLE attribute value. Today's date is not highlighted (e.g., circled).
State:  
Visible VISIBLE attribute value. Control will be shown.
Enabled ENABLED attribute value. Control can accept user input.
Rectangle: The following four attributes decide the date/time picker control's x and y axis position, its height and its width on the screen.

X - RECTANGLE-X attribute value.
Y - RECTANGLE-Y attribute value.
W - RECTANGLE-W attribute value.
H - RECTANGLE-H attribute value.

OK Save settings and exit the window.
Cancel Exit the window without saving the settings.
Help Provides online help on the attributes window.

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