Customize Calendar control - asp.net

Question

I want to customize the calendar control in such a way that calendar starts from current date.
E.g. Today is 29th February then it should show the first date 9th February in the calendar.
Is it possible to do with asp.net calendar control?

Answer 1

By default the <asp:Calendar /> control displays the current month.
This can be overriden using the VisibleDate property if you like.
Could you please clarify what you mean that it should start from todays date? What should happen to the rest of the days of the month?
If you want to grey out or disable the other days in the month, hook into the OnDayRender event which will run when each day is rendered and it gives you access to the date and the cell so you can do something like.
protected void Calendar1_OnDayRender(object sender, DayRenderEventArgs e) {
if(e.Day.Date < DateTime.Now) {
e.Cell.CssClass="disabled";
}
}
The other property you need to know of is the SelectedDate property. Setting this is the equivalent of clicking on that particular date.

Answer 2

You ca set the SelectedDate propery. Assuming your calendar name is MyCal, you can set the first month date in this way:
myCal.SelectedDate = New Date(DateTime.Now.Year, DateTime.Now.Month, 1)
ADDENDUM
Try with this code:
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
MyCal.SelectedDate = DateTime.Now.Date;
}
protected void MyCal_DayRender(object sender, DayRenderEventArgs e)
{
if (e.Day.Date < DateTime.Now.Date)
{
e.Cell.Visible = false;
}
}
protected void MyCal_VisibleMonthChanged(object sender, MonthChangedEventArgs e)
{
if (e.NewDate.Month == DateTime.Now.Date.Month - 1)
{
MyCal.SelectedDate = e.PreviousDate;
MyCal.VisibleDate = e.PreviousDate;
}
}
In this way you:
Set the current date
Hide the previous day
Disable previous month browsing