Warning ;)
The TadpDateTimePicker control is by no means perfect. It can be used to handle database fields that map to TDateField components, but it doesn't behave well with TTimeField fields (Kind property set to dtkTime).

Here's a thought from Peter Below (one of TeamB members): "The truth is that MS's DateTimePicker is badly designed fairly inflexible as a consequence. There is no method to get it to drop down or close up under program control other than faking keyboard input. There is no easy way to intercept the dropdown in a way that allows one to cancel it. To implement this one would indeed have to make a derived class and trap the users mouse and keyboard input to handle input events that would drop down the calendar. It may be easier to build your own picker from a TMaskEdit control, a TButton and a TMonthCalendar..."

Installing into a Component palette
First, download the component. The TadpDBDateTimePicker comes as a single unit file (.pas extension). You'll need to add the component into an existing package. Here's "How to Install Custom Component in Delphi (into Existing Package)"

Questions? Comments? Extensions? Exceptions?!
That's it. If you find this component practical and if you extend it by adding more properties, please send your source and make it available to other developers.
As always if there are any questions or comments please post them on the Delphi Programming Forum.