[RESOLVED] Select specific date on calendar

I want a specific date to be selected on my calendar. MSDN advises to use the property SelectedDate (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...sd(VS.71).aspx) but that isnt recognized in my C# app!

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myCalendar.SelectedDate = employee.BirthDate;

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Instead I used this:

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myCalendar.TodayDate = employee.BirthDate;

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The problem with this is that it states that TODAYS date is the employees birth date. I however want it to state that the selected day is the employees birth date without the words "today: " infront of it. Is this possible? I tried using the method setDate but I am not too sure how it works...

What's wrong with the 'SelectedDate' property? What do you mean when you say "but that isn't recognized in my C#"? Do you get a compilation error? If you don't get a compilation error then what happens? If you don't get a compilation error do you mind posting more of the code where you are setting the 'SelectedDate'? Thanks.

The dropdown list doesnt contain "SelectedDate" and it is not recognized when I type it manually! I attached a screenshot (sorry, its all in German!).

Good. Now you can answer another question. Is this an ASP.NET application or a Windows application? The MSDN link you had earlier is for the web Calendar...By the look of it you are writing a Windows application so that link doesn't apply...

Well...this link might be useful to you...How to: Display Specific Days in Bold with the Windows Forms MonthCalendar Control

I managed to make SetDate() work using the following code:

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calBirthDate.SetDate(lTrainee.BirthDate);

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I still find it strange that SelectedDate isnt accessible from windows.forms!

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Originally Posted by stephsh

I still find it strange that SelectedDate isnt accessible from windows.forms!

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Although they may be similar, the System.Web.UI.WebControls.Calendar class is not the same as the System.Windows.Forms.MonthCalendar class. This is why they do not have the same properties.

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Originally Posted by foamy

Although they may be similar, the System.Web.UI.WebControls.Calendar class is not the same as the System.Windows.Forms.MonthCalendar class. This is why they do not have the same properties.

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That's a good point foamy but I would expect the authors of the library to have a consistency when it comes to common elements. A text box has a Text property whether it is a Windows TextBox or an ASP.net Text Box. Nevertheless the library is what it is so the best thing to do is follow the documentation for the target library:)