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by jcmiller

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I am designing a form in Outlook 97 (Task list) I have been trying to get the start date field I set up on the form to use a drop down box for date selection. when you use the standard window for tasks or do data entry in the task display a calandarwill pop up when you click on the start date (so you can select the date off the calandar). this is not so if you set up a custom form.

I would imagine there is a function to allow you to do this, any one ever done it or have any suggestions.

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by joevano

The control you are looking for is not available for use on your custom forms. You could purchase a third party control or write on of your own in VB or C++ that would allow you to have that functionality. With VB 6 (and VBA as well) there is a datecontrol 'Microsoft Date and Time picker' that is included with the software which does what you want. The one problem that you would have with using a custom control is that the control must be loaded onto every machine where the form will be used. If it is not loaded on a machine where the form is displayed the user will probably receive an error and at the very least will not be able to access the field.

by joevano

I haven't ever used the control but it looks pretty straight forward. To access it you must have Office 2000 or Outlook 2000. That is why I said for Outlook 97 you would probably need to go with a custom control the you would purchase. But if upgrading to Outlook 2000 (and everyone who would use the form) is an option then, go into for design view and bring up the Toolbox. Right click on the tool box and select 'Custom Controls...'. You will then be presented with all of the controls on your system (some you can use but most of them aren't available to you without a license to develop, available from the control's creator) Scoll down the list until you see 'Microsoft Date and Time Picker Contol' and click on the checkbox. Click on OK. Now you will see a new control in your toolbox. Place it on your form like you would any other control. Like I said, I've never used it so your on your own from there. But you can check out the properties and things, it really looks straight forward and shouldn't be to hard to use.

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