Solved: Calendar control not working

[shades]

It's been a while, but I think that Calendar is not supported on the Mac.

Jim McGimpsey's Response: It is an ActiveX control, which is not supported on Macs.

Jim is an MVP for Office for Mac.

[BlueCactus]

shades is correct. Calendar is an ActiveX thingie. No ActiveX thingies are supported in any Mac app that I'm aware of.

So, this one will require a bit of work. Might not actually be too hard to design a new tool from scratch. A weekend project, maybe. A stop gap measure might be to provide a form with month; day; year comboboxes for Mac users.

[Richardall]

I barely know aht and activieX control is and I doubt that I have a clue how to desing the combo box you mentioned. But I'm willing to learn!

I understand that both of you (Shades & BlueCactus) are the rainining experts for the Mac based question. Can you help?

If this to much to ask, I understand. Can you perhaps help me put in some code that will notify the Mac users that this filed won't work and to enter the date manually?

I'm completely new to the Forms and code but I would like to learn. At this point, the project meets the need and I can close the project, but I still think it could be better in the long run.

Any help would be appreciated.

Ricahrd

[BlueCactus]

Well, this provided a good opportunity for tinkering for my own benefit. I needed:
1) to work out how the hell VBA handles dates
2) to generate a calendar 'control' that I can later customize.

I may be reinventing the wheel here, but I don't care. It's a learning experience.

So, let me know what you think. I cannot upload a file right now, so this will require a little attention to detail. (Hint: double-clicking a toolbox button will allow you to keep dropping controls on a form without having to return to the toolbox each time.)

1. Insert a new form.
2. Name it 'DatePick'
3. Onto it, drop the following:

• 37 TextBoxes
• 8 text Labels
• 2 ComboBoxes
• 2 SpinButtons
• 1 CommandButton

Do not set names, positions or sizes - the code will take care of that.
4. Take a breath. (And drink a beer).
5. Double-click on the form, and replace ALL code with the following:

Dim dayNames As Variant, monthNames As Variant, daysMonth As Variant
Dim canUpdate As Integer, selectDate As Date

Sub FillVars(Optional sD As Date = 0)
    Dim i As Integer, thisBox, thisLabel
    Dim posX As Integer, posY As Integer, widthDay As Integer, heightDay As Integer
    dayNames = Array("Sun", "Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri", "Sat", "Sun")
    monthNames = Array("January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December")
    daysMonth = Array(31, 28, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31)
    If sD = 0 Then
        selectDate = Date
    Else
        selectDate = sD
    End If
    canUpdate = 1
    widthDay = 30
    heightDay = 20
    posX = widthDay / 2
    With DatePick.Controls("Label8")
        .Top = heightDay / 2
        .Left = widthDay / 2
        .Font.Size = 16
        .Font.Bold = True
        .Caption = monthNames(DatePart("m", Date) - 1) & " " & DatePart("yyyy", Date)
        .Height = heightDay * 1.5
        .Width = 150
    End With
    For i = 1 To 7
        Set thisLabel = DatePick.Controls("Label" & i)
        With thisLabel
            .Caption = dayNames(i - 1)
            .Font.Size = 10
            .Font.Bold = True
            .Top = heightDay * 2
            .Left = posX
            .Width = widthDay
            .Height = heightDay
        End With
        posX = posX + widthDay
    Next i
    posX = widthDay / 2
    posY = heightDay * 3
    For i = 1 To 37
        Set thisBox = DatePick.Controls("TextBox" & i)
        With thisBox
            .Top = posY
            .Left = posX
            .Width = widthDay
            .Height = heightDay
        End With
        If i / 7 = Int(i / 7) Then
            posX = widthDay / 2
            posY = posY + heightDay
        Else
            posX = posX + widthDay
        End If
    Next i
    posY = posY + heightDay
    With ComboBox1
        .Left = widthDay / 2
        .Top = posY + heightDay / 2
        .Width = widthDay * 3.5
        .Height = heightDay
        For i = 1 To 12
            .AddItem monthNames(i - 1)
        Next i
        .ListIndex = DatePart("m", Date) - 1
         .Style = fmStyleDropDownList
    End With
    With ComboBox2
        .Left = widthDay * 5
        .Top = posY + heightDay / 2
        .Height = heightDay
        .Width = widthDay * 2
        For i = -9 To 10
            .AddItem DatePart("yyyy", Date) + i
        Next i
        .ListIndex = 9
        .Style = fmStyleDropDownList
    End With
    With SpinButton1
        .Left = widthDay * 4
        .Top = posY + heightDay / 2
        .Height = heightDay
        .Width = widthDay / 2
        .Min = 0
        .Max = 11
        .Value = ComboBox1.ListIndex
    End With
    With SpinButton2
        .Left = widthDay * 7
        .Top = posY + heightDay / 2
        .Height = heightDay
        .Width = widthDay / 2
        .Min = 0
        .Max = 19
        .Value = ComboBox2.ListIndex
    End With
    With CommandButton1
        .Caption = "Cancel"
        .Top = posY + heightDay * 2
        .Height = heightDay
        .Left = widthDay * 5.5
        .Width = widthDay * 2
        .Font.Size = 12
    End With
    With DatePick
        .Width = 8 * widthDay
        .Height = CommandButton1.Top + 2.5 * heightDay
        .Caption = "Choose Date"
    End With
    Call SetDays(Date)
    canUpdate = canUpdate - 1
End Sub

Private Sub ComboBox1_Change()
    If canUpdate = 0 Then
        canUpdate = canUpdate + 1
        Label8.Caption = ComboBox1.Text & " " & ComboBox2.Text
        Call SetDays(DateValue(ComboBox1.Text & " 1, " & ComboBox2.Text))
        SpinButton1.Value = ComboBox1.ListIndex
        canUpdate = canUpdate - 1
    End If
End Sub

Private Sub ComboBox2_Change()
    If canUpdate = 0 Then
        canUpdate = canUpdate + 1
        Label8.Caption = ComboBox1.Text & " " & ComboBox2.Text
        Call SetDays(DateValue(ComboBox1.Text & " 1, " & ComboBox2.Text))
        SpinButton2.Value = ComboBox2.ListIndex
        canUpdate = canUpdate - 1
    End If
End Sub

Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
    Unload DatePick
End Sub

Private Sub SpinButton1_Change()
    ComboBox1.ListIndex = SpinButton1.Value
End Sub

Private Sub SpinButton2_Change()
    ComboBox2.ListIndex = SpinButton2.Value
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox1_enter()
    Call SetNewDate(TextBox1.Text)
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox2_enter()
    Call SetNewDate(TextBox2.Text)
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox3_enter()
    Call SetNewDate(TextBox3.Text)
End Sub
Private Sub TextBox4_enter()
    Call SetNewDate(TextBox4.Text)
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox5_enter()
    Call SetNewDate(TextBox5.Text)
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox6_enter()
    Call SetNewDate(TextBox6.Text)
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox7_enter()
    Call SetNewDate(TextBox7.Text)
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox8_enter()
    Call SetNewDate(TextBox8.Text)
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox9_enter()
    Call SetNewDate(TextBox9.Text)
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox10_enter()
    Call SetNewDate(TextBox10.Text)
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox11_enter()
    Call SetNewDate(TextBox11.Text)
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox12_enter()
    Call SetNewDate(TextBox12.Text)
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox13_enter()
    Call SetNewDate(TextBox13.Text)
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox14_enter()
    Call SetNewDate(TextBox14.Text)
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox15_enter()
    Call SetNewDate(TextBox15.Text)
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox16_enter()
    Call SetNewDate(TextBox16.Text)
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox17_enter()
    Call SetNewDate(TextBox17.Text)
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox18_enter()
    Call SetNewDate(TextBox18.Text)
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox19_enter()
    Call SetNewDate(TextBox19.Text)
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox20_enter()
    Call SetNewDate(TextBox20.Text)
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox21_enter()
    Call SetNewDate(TextBox21.Text)
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox22_enter()
    Call SetNewDate(TextBox22.Text)
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox23_enter()
    Call SetNewDate(TextBox23.Text)
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox24_enter()
    Call SetNewDate(TextBox24.Text)
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox25_enter()
    Call SetNewDate(TextBox25.Text)
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox26_enter()
    Call SetNewDate(TextBox26.Text)
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox27_enter()
    Call SetNewDate(TextBox27.Text)
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox28_enter()
    Call SetNewDate(TextBox28.Text)
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox29_enter()
    Call SetNewDate(TextBox29.Text)
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox30_enter()
    Call SetNewDate(TextBox30.Text)
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox31_enter()
    Call SetNewDate(TextBox31.Text)
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox32_enter()
    Call SetNewDate(TextBox32.Text)
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox33_enter()
    Call SetNewDate(TextBox33.Text)
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox34_enter()
    Call SetNewDate(TextBox34.Text)
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox35_enter()
    Call SetNewDate(TextBox35.Text)
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox36_enter()
    Call SetNewDate(TextBox36.Text)
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox37_enter()
    Call SetNewDate(TextBox37.Text)
End Sub

Private Sub SetNewDate(setDay As Integer)
    If canUpdate = 0 Then
        Call returnDate(DateValue(ComboBox1.Text & " " & setDay & ", " & ComboBox2.Text))
        Unload DatePick
    End If
End Sub

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
End Sub

Sub SetDays(tempDate As Date)
    Dim i As Integer, Day, numDay As Integer
    tempDate = DateValue(monthNames(DatePart("m", tempDate) - 1) & " 1, " & DatePart("yyyy", tempDate))
    numDay = DatePart("w", tempDate)
    If DatePart("yyyy", tempDate) / 4 = DatePart("yyyy", tempDate) \ 4 Then
        daysMonth(1) = 29
    Else
        daysMonth(1) = 28
    End If
    If numDay > 1 Then
        For i = 1 To numDay - 1
            DatePick.Controls("TextBox" & i).Enabled = False
            DatePick.Controls("TextBox" & i).Visible = False
        Next i
    End If
    For i = 1 To daysMonth(DatePart("m", tempDate) - 1)
        With DatePick.Controls("TextBox" & (numDay + i - 1))
            .Visible = True
            .Enabled = True
            .Text = i
            .Locked = True
            .TabStop = False
            .BackStyle = fmBackStyleTransparent
            .ForeColor = RGB(0, 0, 0)
            .Font.Bold = False
            If DatePart("yyyy", Date) = ComboBox2.Text And monthNames(DatePart("m", Date) - 1) = ComboBox1.Text Then
                If DatePart("d", Date) = i Then
                    .ForeColor = RGB(255, 0, 0)
                    .Font.Bold = True
                End If
            End If
            If DatePart("yyyy", selectDate) = ComboBox2.Text And monthNames(DatePart("m", selectDate) - 1) = ComboBox1.Text Then
                If DatePart("d", selectDate) = i Then .BackStyle = fmBackStyleOpaque
            End If
        End With
    Next i
    For i = daysMonth(DatePart("m", tempDate) - 1) + numDay To 37
        With DatePick.Controls("TextBox" & i)
            .Enabled = False
            .Visible = False
        End With
    Next i
End Sub

6. Insert a Module into the project.
7. Paste the following code into the new module:

Dim displayDate As Date

Sub test()
    displayDate = DateValue("July 16, 2005")
    Load DatePick
    '    If this code is in a form, the following shows how to place the calendar position at the calling control
    '    DatePick.startupposition = 3
    '    DatePick.Left = UserForm1.Left + CommandButton1.Left
    '    DatePick.Top = UserForm1.Top + CommandButton1.Top
    '   Note: If date not supplied to DatePick, current date will be used.
    Call DatePick.FillVars(displayDate)
    DatePick.Show
    MsgBox "American notation: " & DatePart("m", displayDate) & "/" & DatePart("d", displayDate) & "/" & DatePart("yyyy", displayDate)
End Sub

Sub returnDate(dD As Date)
    displayDate = dD
End Sub

8. To test, run the macro named test()

Notes: 1) The date supplied to the form is highlighted in white. 2) The current date is highlighted in red. 3) Allowable year range can easily be expanded if needed. 4) The code can almost certainly be shortened. I'm still learning how to deal with dates. 5) If you use it in your app, test it well. Date handling is notoriously prone to unexpected bugs.

This form should work on Win VBA too, but I have not tested it there. The following code will allow you to do different stuff on Win or Mac:

If Instr(Application.OperatingSystem, "Windows") Then
    ' do Win VBA stuff
Else
    ' do Mac VBA stuff
End If