SqlDataReader for Date data-type into maskedtextbox

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Hello I have got this SqlDataReader which reads date datatype from SQL DB into maskedTextBox with mask MM/DD/YYYY but when the date is e.g. 05/05/2005 it would be displayed in maskedtextbox like this 55/20/05__ on Windows XP .

Is there solution to prevent this?

On Windows 8 it is read as 5_/5_/2005 which is correct

C#

string query = "SELECT * FROM events WHERE name='" + selectedrow + "' AND year='" + selectedyear+ "'";
           SqlCommand command= new SqlCommand(query, con);
           con.Open();
           SqlDataReader read= command.ExecuteReader();


           if (read.Read())
           {


               object nulldate = (maskedTextBox2.Text = read.IsDBNull(24) ?
                   string.Empty : read.GetDateTime(24).ToShortDateString()); } con.Close

Posted 27-Sep-13 1:11am

mareksip

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MCY · Answer 1 · 2013-09-27T01:47:00

In MSDN, it is stated that:

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The string returned by the ToShortDateString method is culture-sensitive. It reflects the pattern defined by the current culture's DateTimeFormatInfo object. For example, for the en-US culture, the standard short date pattern is "M/d/yyyy"; for the de-DE culture, it is "dd.MM.yyyy"; for the ja-JP culture, it is "yyyy/M/d". The specific format string on a particular computer can also be customized so that it differs from the standard short date format string.

I would recommend enforcing a predefined DateTime format in inserting data to DB and in retrieving it such as:

C#

using System;
using System.Globalization;

public class Example
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      string[] dateValues = { "30-12-2011", "12-30-2011",
                              "30-12-11", "12-30-11" };
      string pattern = "MM-dd-yy";
      DateTime parsedDate;

      foreach (var dateValue in dateValues) {
         if (DateTime.TryParseExact(dateValue, pattern, null,
                                   DateTimeStyles.None, out parsedDate))
            Console.WriteLine("Converted '{0}' to {1:d}.",
                              dateValue, parsedDate);
         else
            Console.WriteLine("Unable to convert '{0}' to a date and time.",
                              dateValue);
      }
   }
}
// The example displays the following output:
//    Unable to convert '30-12-2011' to a date and time.
//    Unable to convert '12-30-2011' to a date and time.
//    Unable to convert '30-12-11' to a date and time.
//    Converted '12-30-11' to 12/30/2011.

You can find more info in MSDN: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8kb3ddd4.aspx[^]