Solución: Hay una solución que da la ayuda de Microsoft, se pone DataGridView y DateTimePicker en la ayuda y es el primero que aparece en la lista, pero yo me hice líos con lo que allí se explica, el ejemplo es bastante extenso y algo complejo para quienes estamos iniciando en este mundo del Punto Net. Tuve que buscar un poco en el Internet, y seguía perdiéndome en el camino, hasta que decidí unir los pedazos de cada sitio y "echando a perder", logré que apareciera el famoso cuadro de fecha. Intentaré explicar lo que hice, sin tratar de irme por las ramas, para que se pueda entender.
OJO: El código a utilizar es largo, pero es casi copiar y pegar. Se lo puede pegar al final de todo el código que se tenga, siempre y cuando sea dentro de la clase principal.
Public Class Form1 Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load '-- Aquí va el código que inicia con el formulario End Sub '-- Aquí va todo el código de programación '-- Aquí se puede pegar el código que se describe abajo End Class
Esta es la sección que se debe copiar, no se debe modificar nada, pues es un código genérico que sirve para cualquier DataGridView.
#Region "Calendario en DataGridView"
Public Class CalendarColumn
Inherits DataGridViewColumn
Public Sub New()
MyBase.New(New CalendarCell())
End Sub
Public Overrides Property CellTemplate() As DataGridViewCell
Get
Return MyBase.CellTemplate
End Get
Set(ByVal value As DataGridViewCell)
' Ensure that the cell used for the template is a CalendarCell.
If (value IsNot Nothing) AndAlso _
Not value.GetType().IsAssignableFrom(GetType(CalendarCell)) _
Then
Throw New InvalidCastException("Must be a CalendarCell")
End If
MyBase.CellTemplate = value
End Set
End Property
End Class
Public Class CalendarCell
Inherits DataGridViewTextBoxCell
Public Sub New()
' Use the short date format.
Me.Style.Format = "d"
End Sub
Public Overrides Sub InitializeEditingControl(ByVal rowIndex As Integer, _
ByVal initialFormattedValue As Object, _
ByVal dataGridViewCellStyle As DataGridViewCellStyle)
' Set the value of the editing control to the current cell value.
MyBase.InitializeEditingControl(rowIndex, initialFormattedValue, _
dataGridViewCellStyle)
Dim ctl As CalendarEditingControl = _
CType(DataGridView.EditingControl, CalendarEditingControl)
ctl.Value = CType(Me.Value, DateTime)
End Sub
Public Overrides ReadOnly Property EditType() As Type
Get
' Return the type of the editing control that CalendarCell uses.
Return GetType(CalendarEditingControl)
End Get
End Property
Public Overrides ReadOnly Property ValueType() As Type
Get
' Return the type of the value that CalendarCell contains.
Return GetType(DateTime)
End Get
End Property
Public Overrides ReadOnly Property DefaultNewRowValue() As Object
Get
' Use the current date and time as the default value.
Return DateTime.Now
End Get
End Property
End Class
Class CalendarEditingControl
Inherits DateTimePicker
Implements IDataGridViewEditingControl
Private dataGridViewControl As DataGridView
Private valueIsChanged As Boolean = False
Private rowIndexNum As Integer
Public Sub New()
Me.Format = DateTimePickerFormat.Short
End Sub
Public Property EditingControlFormattedValue() As Object _
Implements IDataGridViewEditingControl.EditingControlFormattedValue
Get
Return Me.Value.ToShortDateString()
End Get
Set(ByVal value As Object)
If TypeOf value Is String Then
Me.Value = DateTime.Parse(CStr(value))
End If
End Set
End Property
Public Function GetEditingControlFormattedValue(ByVal context _
As DataGridViewDataErrorContexts) As Object _
Implements IDataGridViewEditingControl.GetEditingControlFormattedValue
Return Me.Value.ToShortDateString()
End Function
Public Sub ApplyCellStyleToEditingControl(ByVal dataGridViewCellStyle As _
DataGridViewCellStyle) _
Implements IDataGridViewEditingControl.ApplyCellStyleToEditingControl
Me.Font = dataGridViewCellStyle.Font
Me.CalendarForeColor = dataGridViewCellStyle.ForeColor
Me.CalendarMonthBackground = dataGridViewCellStyle.BackColor
End Sub
Public Property EditingControlRowIndex() As Integer _
Implements IDataGridViewEditingControl.EditingControlRowIndex
Get
Return rowIndexNum
End Get
Set(ByVal value As Integer)
rowIndexNum = value
End Set
End Property
Public Function EditingControlWantsInputKey(ByVal key As Keys, _
ByVal dataGridViewWantsInputKey As Boolean) As Boolean _
Implements IDataGridViewEditingControl.EditingControlWantsInputKey
' Let the DateTimePicker handle the keys listed.
Select Case key And Keys.KeyCode
Case Keys.Left, Keys.Up, Keys.Down, Keys.Right, _
Keys.Home, Keys.End, Keys.PageDown, Keys.PageUp
Return True
Case Else
Return Not dataGridViewWantsInputKey
End Select
End Function
Public Sub PrepareEditingControlForEdit(ByVal selectAll As Boolean) _
Implements IDataGridViewEditingControl.PrepareEditingControlForEdit
' No preparation needs to be done.
End Sub
Public ReadOnly Property RepositionEditingControlOnValueChange() _
As Boolean Implements _
IDataGridViewEditingControl.RepositionEditingControlOnValueChange
Get
Return False
End Get
End Property
Public Property EditingControlDataGridView() As DataGridView _
Implements IDataGridViewEditingControl.EditingControlDataGridView
Get
Return dataGridViewControl
End Get
Set(ByVal value As DataGridView)
dataGridViewControl = value
End Set
End Property
Public Property EditingControlValueChanged() As Boolean _
Implements IDataGridViewEditingControl.EditingControlValueChanged
Get
Return valueIsChanged
End Get
Set(ByVal value As Boolean)
valueIsChanged = value
End Set
End Property
Public ReadOnly Property EditingControlCursor() As Cursor _
Implements IDataGridViewEditingControl.EditingPanelCursor
Get
Return MyBase.Cursor
End Get
End Property
Protected Overrides Sub OnValueChanged(ByVal eventargs As EventArgs)
' Notify the DataGridView that the contents of the cell have changed.
valueIsChanged = True
Me.EditingControlDataGridView.NotifyCurrentCellDirty(True)
MyBase.OnValueChanged(eventargs)
End Sub
End Class
#End Region
Aquí se debe cambiar por el nombre del formulario en el que se encuentra el grid y el nombre del grid.
#Region "Calendario en DataGridView en Form"
Public Class Form1 'El nombre del formulario
Inherits Form
Private DataGridView1 As New DataGridView() 'El nombre del grid
<STAThreadAttribute()> _ Public Shared Sub Main()
Application.Run(New Form1())
End Sub
Public Sub New()
Me.DataGridView.Dock = DockStyle.Fill 'Aqui se cambia el nombre del grid
Me.Controls.Add(Me.DataGridView) 'También aquí
Me.Text = "Fecha"
End Sub
End Class
#End Region