Configuring a Calendar Control Animation

The Calendar Control animation is only used by the Calendar Control element. The Calendar Control date format depends on the regional settings of the operating system.

To configure a Calendar control animation

1. Select the Calendar control element.

2. On the Special menu, click Edit Animations. The Edit Animations dialog box appears and the Calendar configuration panel appears on the right side.

3. In the Date Reference box, type a Time equipment.item reference that is to be tied to the selected value at run time.

   You can select when to submit the value changes. For more information, see Submitting the Value Changes.

4. To restrict the date the user can select at run time, specify limits as follows:

   • In the MinDate box, type a lower limit for the date.

   • In the MaxDate box, type an upper limit for date.

5. To show some dates as bold, in the Bolded Dates box, type a reference that points to an equipment.item array with time data type.

6. To show today’s date on the calendar control, select Show Today.

7. To change the colors of the calendar control, click in the Calendar Colors area the following color boxes:

   • Month Background

   • Month Trailing Forecolor

   • Title Background

   • Title Foreground

     The Select FillColor dialog box appears and you can select a solid color.

8. Click OK.

Related Topics

Configuring Element-Specific Animations