I am attempting to use the DatePickerControl with the default provider in a custom feature module user control. 

aspx markup excerpt:

<div class="settingrow qtext">
<mp:SiteLabel ID="lblDueDate" runat="server" ForControl="dpDueDate" ConfigKey="RfqFormDueDateLabel"
ResourceFile="Rfq_GlobalResources" CssClass="settinglabel"></mp:SiteLabel>
<br />
<mp:DatePickerControl ID="dpDueDate" Required="True" runat="server"
columns="15" MaxLength="10" />
</div>

code-behind excerpt in PopulateLabels()

this.dpDueDate.ShowTime = false;

I have some questions regarding its use:

(1) As mentioned in the developer documentation for the control, I have set Required="True" in the markup, but the RequiredFieldValidator is not being generated. So then I tried to add my own RequiredFieldValidator to the DatePickerControl, but when I do, there are javascript errors in attempting to select a date when the calendar is visible.  The date picker is part of a ValidationGroup (there are multiple on the user control) and I would like to specify the validation group.  In looking at the control source code, I don't see the Required property.  Is there are way to specify a date value is required?

(2) Separate from the required validation, the user control that the date picker is part of is a bit lengthy.  The actual DatePickerControl appears below the fold so the user has to scroll down to see it which means the top 1/3 of the form is off the screen.  When the user clicks the button to display the calendar, it appears well above the DatePickerControl, off the screen.  The user then has to scroll up to the top part of the page to see the calendar.  Is there a setting to anchor the calendar div to the location of the DatePickerControl?

Thanks,

Jim