Calendar Object (ExCalendar)

Calendar object

^Tip The /COM object can be placed on a HTML page (with usage of the HTML object tag: <object classid="clsid:...">) using the class identifier: {D8F4D09C-3FD1-4479-ABA3-4F195C20050C}. The object's program identifier is: "Exontrol.Calendar". The /COM object module is: "ExCalendar.dll"

The ExCalendar Library contains two ActiveX controls, simple version and drop-down version that allow you to select a date with a nice GUI. You can select the date between 1/1/100 and 12/31/9999. Both versions support images, colors, font attributes, tooltips for any date.

Features include:

simple and dropdown versions.
skinnable interface
multiple months in the client area.
single or multiple selection
easily scroll to next/previous month, change year, and select date via a simple click
color, font attributes, tooltips, images, markers, for any date
easy way to load/save the event date collection
customize data format for drop-down version
flat or 3D appearance.
supports multiple languages
auto size or fixed size.

The Calendar object supports the following properties and methods:

		Name	Description
		AlignmentDay	Specifies the alignment of the days within the control.
		Appearance	Retrieves or sets the control's appearance
		AppearanceDay	Retrieves or sets a value that determines the day's appearance.
		AttachTemplate	Attaches a script to the current object, including the events, from a string, file, a safe array of bytes.
		AutoSize	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the control automatically resizes the cell based on the size of the font.
		BackColor	Retrieves or sets the control's background color.
		Background	Returns or sets a value that indicates the background color for parts in the control.
		BeginUpdate	Maintains performance while multiple changes are done at once. This method prevents the control from painting until the EndUpdate method is called.
		BorderLineColor	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the border line color.
		CommentBackColor	Retrieves or sets the color to highlight the commented events.
		Date	Retrieves or sets the browsed date. Ensures that the date is visible.
		DateFromPoint	Retrieves the date from point.
		DateHeaderField	Specifies the HTML caption to be shown on the giving field of the date's header.
		DateHeaderFormat	Specifies the CRD format to display the month/year/buttons within the date's header.
		DisplayWeekNumberAs	Specifies the way the control displays the week number.
		DoDate	Composes a DATE type, based on year, month and day.
		DrawBorderLine	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the border line style.
		DrawGridLine	Retrieves or sets a value that identifies the type of grid lines.
		Enabled	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the control is enabled ot disabled.
		EndUpdate	Resumes painting the control after painting is suspended by the BeginUpdate method.
		EventParam	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the current's event parameter.
		Events	Retrieves the control date events collection.
		ExecuteTemplate	Executes a template and returns the result.
		FirstDay	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the first day of the week.
		FirstVisibleDate	Retrieves the first visible date.
		FixedCellHeight	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the cell's height while the AutoSize is exFixed.
		FixedCellWidth	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the cell's width while the AutoSize is exFixed.
		FocusDate	Retrieves or sets the focused date
		Font	Retrieves or sets the control's font.
		ForeColor	Retrieves or sets the control's foreground color.
		FormatABC	Formats the A,B,C values based on the giving expression and returns the result.
		FreezeEvents	Prevents the control to fire any event.
		GridLineColor	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the grid lines color.
		HeaderBackColor	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the background color used for weeks and week days headers.
		HeaderForeColor	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the foreground color used for weeks and week days headers.
		HideSelection	Specifies whether selected date appears selected when a control loses focus.
		HTMLPicture	Adds or replaces a picture in HTML captions.
		hWnd	Retrieves the control's window handle.
		Images	Sets the control's handle image list.
		ImageSize	Retrieves or sets the size of icons the control displays..
		IntegralHeight	Retrieves the height of the control to fit the MaxMonthY months in the client area.
		IntegralWidth	Retrieves the width of the control to fit the MaxMonthX months in the client area.
		LastVisibleDate	Retrieves the last visible date.
		LocAMPM	Retrieves the time marker such as AM or PM using the current user regional and language settings.
		LocFirstDay	Indicates the first day of the week, as specified in the regional settings.
		Locked	Specifies whether the user can change the selection.
		LocMonthNames	Retrieves the list of month names, as indicated in the regional settings, separated by space.
		LocWeekDays	Retrieves the list of names for each week day, as indicated in the regional settings, separated by space.
		MarkToday	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the control marks the today date.
		MaxDate	Retrieves or sets the min date.
		MaxMonthX	Specifies the maximum number of months horizontally displayed.
		MaxMonthY	Specifies the maximum number of months vertically displayed.
		MaxScrollYear	Specifies the maximum year when scrolling.
		MinDate	Retrieves or sets the min date.
		MinMonthX	Specifies the minimum number of months horizontally displayed.
		MinMonthY	Specifies the minimum number of months vertically displayed.
		MinScrollYear	Specifies the minimum year when scrolling.
		MonthName	Retrieves or sets the month's name.
		MonthNames	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the list of month names, separated by space.
		NonMonthDaysColor	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the color to show the non-month days.
		NonworkingDays	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the non-working days, for each week day a bit.
		NonworkingDaysColor	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the color to fill the non-working days.
		NonworkingDaysForeColor	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the foreground color for non-working days.
		NonworkingDaysPattern	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the pattern being used to fill non-working days.
		Picture	Retrieves or sets a graphic to be displayed in the control.
		PictureDisplay	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the way how the graphic is displayed on the control's background
		Refresh	Refreshes the control.
		ReplaceIcon	Adds a new icon, replaces an icon or clears the control's image list.
		SelBackColor	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the selection background color.
		SelCount	Retrieves the count of selected dates.
		SelDate	Selects a date while SingleSel is true.
		SelectDate	Retrieves the selected date, given its index into selected dates collection. Use SelCount in order to get the count of selected dates.
		Selection	Serializes the selected dates to a string.
		SelectTodayDate	Specifies whether the current date is selected when the user clicks the Today button.
		SelForeColor	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the selection foreground color.
		ShowDays	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the week days header is visible or hidden.
		ShowImageList	Specifies whether the control's image list window is visible or hidden.
		ShowMonth	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the month header is visible or hidden.
		ShowMonthSelector	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the user is able to select a new month by clicking in the month header.
		ShowNonMonthDays	Specifies whether the control displays the dates that are not part of the month.
		ShowTodayButton	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the today button is visible or hidden.
		ShowToolTip	Shows the specified tooltip at given position.
		ShowWeeks	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the weeks header is visible or hidden.
		ShowYearScroll	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the scroll bar for changing the year is visible or hidden.
		ShowYearSelector	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the year selector is visible or hidden.
		SingleSel	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the control supports single or multiple selection.
		Template	Specifies the control's template.
		TemplateDef	Defines inside variables for the next Template/ExecuteTemplate call.
		TemplatePut	Defines inside variables for the next Template/ExecuteTemplate call.
		TodayCaption	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the today button's caption.
		ToolTipDelay	Specifies the time in ms that passes before the ToolTip appears.
		ToolTipFont	Retrieves or sets the tooltip's font.
		ToolTipPopDelay	Specifies the period in ms of time the ToolTip remains visible if the mouse pointer is stationary within a control.
		ToolTipWidth	Specifies a value that indicates the width of the tooltip window, in pixels.
		UnSelDate	Unselects the date.
		UseVisualTheme	Specifies whether the control uses the current visual theme to display certain UI parts.
		Value	Specifies the selected date.
		Version	Retrieves the control's version.
		VisualAppearance	Retrieves the control's appearance.
		VisualDesign	Invokes the control's VisualAppearance designer.
		WeekDayName	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the week day short name in the week days header.
		WeekDays	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the list of short names for each week day, separated by space.