Show a custom calendar dropdown with a derived DateTimePicker class

Question

My goal is to create a custom DateTimePicker class in .NET 2.0, which shows a custom calendar dropdown instead of the Windows default calendar popup.

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Answer 1

Instead of sending a WM_CLOSE have you tried sending a DTM_CLOSEMONTHCAL message instead? You would send this to the HWND of the DateTimePicker itself and not the child window. According to the documentation, the DateTime_CloseMonthCal macro sends this message and it seems like what you want to do.

I also don't think you'll need to use BeginInvoke to send it unless there's some problem with closing it in the same dispatch as a drop down notification.

#define DTM_FIRST        0x1000
#define DTM_CLOSEMONTHCAL (DTM_FIRST + 13)
#define DateTime_CloseMonthCal(hdp) SNDMSG(hdp, DTM_CLOSEMONTHCAL, 0, 0)

Answer 2

I finally found this fully customisable datePicker (monthCalendar rendering is override-able) : Culture Aware Month Calendar and Datepicker on CodeProject