how to Move focus from year to month to day in datetimepicker ?

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_{Tuesday, May 16, 2017 9:31 AM}

I want when write date in datetimepicker format short auto Move focus from YYYY to MM to DD

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_{Tuesday, May 16, 2017 10:22 AM ✅Answered}

One idea would be to use SendKey.Send("{RIGHT}") in ValueChanged event of the DateTimePicker but this has one issue, say you enter 1 for month or day ValueChanged event will not fire yet if you entered 01 ValueChanged will fire.

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_{Wednesday, May 17, 2017 6:27 AM ✅Answered}

Hi srajmuneer,

You can try to the way below.

 Private Sub DateTimePicker1_ValueChanged(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles DateTimePicker1.ValueChanged
        SendKeys.Send("{Right}")

    End Sub

    Private Sub Form13_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        DateTimePicker1.Format = DateTimePickerFormat.Custom
        DateTimePicker1.CustomFormat = "yyyy-MM-dd"

    End Sub

it is the same as Kareninstructor's response.

Hope it is helpful to you.

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_{Tuesday, May 16, 2017 2:06 PM}

I want when write date in datetimepicker format short auto Move focus from YYYY to MM to DD

Just to make sure that you are aware of the arrow keys function in a DateTimePicker - they will cycle through the fields allowing easy input.

Regards Les, Livingston, Scotland

_{Tuesday, May 16, 2017 4:38 PM}

When you write date in a datetime picker you must not use string data.

You use the value

Be aware that what you show is an ISO date time format, what I show is a kind of general format used in most parts of the world (with exception from the separator).

Date notations are weird in the world, as separators are used spaces minus signs slashes dots or whatever.

Therefore the chance that there is something general for this is very very low.

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Cor

_{Tuesday, May 16, 2017 6:00 PM}

thanks all ,I want When he writes the last digit of the year he moves directly to the month and when the last digit of the month is written, he goes directly to the day so , without arrow keys

_{Tuesday, May 16, 2017 6:22 PM}

thanks all ,I want When he writes the last digit of the year he moves directly to the month and when the last digit of the month is written, he goes directly to the day so , without arrow keys

There is nothing wrong that you asks that, but sometimes you have to do it than yourself. Probably only somebody which is also in an ISO area can help you with that.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601

As you can see on this page that is mainly in Japan, China and some former Communist countries.

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Cor

_{Tuesday, May 16, 2017 6:42 PM}

thanks Cor Ligthertfor help , I try to solve Move focus from year to month to day in datetimepicker and this no problem but I need this in my work to easy move between years to month to day

_{Tuesday, May 16, 2017 7:39 PM}

thanks Cor Ligthertfor help , I try to solve Move focus from year to month to day in datetimepicker and this no problem but I need this in my work to easy move between years to month to day

You are very confusing.

You say moving from year to month to day is no problem. Then you say you want to do that 'easy'.

What is it that you are trying to do? First it is not a problem and in the next sentence it is a problem?

I think you will need to design your own DateTimePicker and you can make it do what you want.

What is so difficult in using the arrow keys to move between fields?

Regards Les, Livingston, Scotland

_{Tuesday, May 16, 2017 8:50 PM}

thanks leshay , I mean (to easy move between years to month to day) can you moves directly in datetimepicker without arrow keys or can't

same idea:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2399954/datetimepicker-automatically-move-to-next-datepart

_{Tuesday, May 16, 2017 9:05 PM}

If that link illustrates what you want to do, then use it. As stated in that thread, there is no 'inbuilt' way to do it.

Regards Les, Livingston, Scotland

_{Tuesday, May 16, 2017 10:42 PM}

Have you tried my suggestion?

_{Wednesday, May 17, 2017 6:40 AM}

thanks Kareninstructor for help

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