Question

Custom VB.net command button calendar

Asked by: Stealthrt
Hey all i am trying to create a custom caladar in VB.net. Below is my current code:
 Private Sub createCalButtons()
        Dim intx As Integer = 0
        Dim d As New DateTime(System.DateTime.Today.Year, System.DateTime.Today.Month, System.DateTime.Today.Day)
        Dim currentLocation As Integer = 0

        'Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat
         ' 0         1         2         3         4        5       6
         ' 7         8         9       10       11      12     13
         '14      15       16       17       18      19     20
         '21      22       23       24       25      26     27
         '28      29       30       31       32      33     34
         '35      37       37       38       39      40     41

        Do Until intx = 40
            If d.Day <= intx Then
                Dim dDate As Date
                Dim theLastDay As Integer

                dDate = DateAdd(DateInterval.Month, 1, d)
                dDate = Convert.ToDateTime(Month(dDate).ToString() & "/" & "1/" & Year(dDate).ToString())
                dDate = DateAdd(DateInterval.Day, -1, dDate)
                theLastDay = dDate.Day

                If theLastDay = intx Then Exit Sub

                Dim Button As New Button()

                Select Case intx
                    Case 0
                        Button.Location = New Point(12, 31)
                    Case 1
                        Button.Location = New Point(122, 31)
                    Case 2
                        Button.Location = New Point(232, 31)
                    Case 3
                        Button.Location = New Point(342, 31)
                    Case 4
                        Button.Location = New Point(452, 31)
                    Case 5
                        Button.Location = New Point(562, 31)
                    Case 6
                        Button.Location = New Point(672, 31)

                    Case 7
                        Button.Location = New Point(12, 131)
                    Case 8
                        Button.Location = New Point(122, 131)
                    Case 9
                        Button.Location = New Point(232, 131)
                    Case 10
                        Button.Location = New Point(342, 131)
                    Case 11
                        Button.Location = New Point(452, 131)
                    Case 12
                        Button.Location = New Point(562, 131)
                    Case 13
                        Button.Location = New Point(672, 131)

                    Case 14
                        Button.Location = New Point(12, 231)
                    Case 15
                        Button.Location = New Point(122, 231)
                    Case 16
                        Button.Location = New Point(232, 231)
                    Case 17
                        Button.Location = New Point(342, 231)
                    Case 18
                        Button.Location = New Point(452, 231)
                    Case 19
                        Button.Location = New Point(562, 231)
                    Case 20
                        Button.Location = New Point(672, 231)

                    Case 21
                        Button.Location = New Point(12, 331)
                    Case 22
                        Button.Location = New Point(122, 331)
                    Case 23
                        Button.Location = New Point(232, 331)
                    Case 24
                        Button.Location = New Point(342, 331)
                    Case 25
                        Button.Location = New Point(452, 331)
                    Case 26
                        Button.Location = New Point(562, 331)
                    Case 27
                        Button.Location = New Point(672, 331)

                    Case 28
                        Button.Location = New Point(12, 431)
                    Case 29
                        Button.Location = New Point(122, 431)
                    Case 30
                        Button.Location = New Point(232, 431)
                    Case 31
                        Button.Location = New Point(342, 431)
                    Case 32
                        Button.Location = New Point(452, 431)
                    Case 33
                        Button.Location = New Point(562, 431)
                    Case 34
                        Button.Location = New Point(672, 431)

                    Case 35
                        Button.Location = New Point(12, 531)
                    Case 36
                        Button.Location = New Point(122, 531)
                    Case 37
                        Button.Location = New Point(232, 531)
                    Case 38
                        Button.Location = New Point(342, 531)
                    Case 39
                        Button.Location = New Point(452, 531)
                    Case 40
                        Button.Location = New Point(562, 531)
                    Case 41
                        Button.Location = New Point(672, 531)
                End Select

                Button.Name = "cmdCalButton" & intx
                Button.Text = intx
                Button.Size = New Size(104, 94)
                Button.Font = New Font("Arial", 42, FontStyle.Bold)
                Button.FlatStyle = FlatStyle.Flat
                Button.FlatAppearance.MouseDownBackColor = ColorTranslator.FromOle(RGB(255, 128, 0))
                Button.FlatAppearance.MouseOverBackColor = ColorTranslator.FromOle(RGB(255, 128, 0))
                Button.BringToFront()

                AddHandler Button.Click, AddressOf calButtonEvents_click

                Me.Controls.Add(Button)
                intx += 1
            Else
                intx += 1
            End If
        Loop
    End Sub

    Private Sub calButtonEvents_click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

        MsgBox("test")

    End Sub

    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        Call createCalButtons()
    End Sub
                                  
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I am stuck as to how to get this to populate correctly. Currently it looks like this:
calender.jpg
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  • the current layout
the current layout


Day 11 should start on Saturday.

Any help on this would be appreciated!

David

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