I have a datetimepicker (DTP). The DTP is bound to a table date field so that the date picker displays the date from the field. Nice, I like that.

I would like the DTP do one other thing and that is to display nothing if the field that it is bound to is empty. The problem is I am unable to figure out how to set a property for the DTP to display no date.

I know that a DTP is normally used with a textbox, but if I can just get this thing to work with an empty field I have no need for the textbox. Is there something really obvious in the properties that I am missing? Will the DTP not display nothing?