DTPicker format

[mutley]

Hi

How can I to let DTpicker control forever same format (dd/mm/yyyy) , in any Regional Settings ?

[RobDog888]

Set the .CustomFormat ="dd/mm/yyyy" and .Format = dtpCustom property to your desired date format.

[RhinoBull]

Just for one application that you're currently working or for each new project?

[mutley]

each new project

[RhinoBull]

In that case open new project, add DTPicker to your form, change all properties as you wish and save form to your Template folder but give it some meaningful name

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VB98\Template\Forms

Directory above is the default so if you installed VB elsewhere look there instead.
When you done with this then you can use your brand new template in every project (from Project > Add Form... menu) and it will appear in exact the same way when you saved it.
You can also create another templates for whatever reason there is.

Good luck.

[shay]

Hi,
I have the same problem - I use the DTPicker with custom format, and the custom format string is "HH:mm:ss" (I don't want AM/PM no matter what regional setting are there). But the problem is that now the control has the calendar view, which I don't want. I use this control only for time settings, and I just want to get rid of the AM/PM to always see 24 hours format.
Does anyone know how can I do that? Is there other control that can give me this functinallity (I try to avoid writing one by myself...).
Thanks,
Shay

[RhinoBull]

Here is what you can do:

Private Sub Form_Load()
    With DTPicker1
        .Format = dtpCustom
        'use this format as is - upper/lower case is important (HH = 24 hours; hh = 12 hours)
        .CustomFormat = "HH:mm:ss" 
        .UpDown = True '<<< set this so calendar will not show
        .Value = Now
    End With
End Sub

[shay]

Thanks, man, that works!
Shay

[RhinoBull]

Great!