How to change date format in C#

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Hello i have hosted a application on local server in that i am taking the date.my date format in local system was dd/MM/yyyy but my server date-format was dd-MM-yyyy. so when i am trying to parse the date time it is giving me error.

What I have tried:

DateTime.ParseExact(dpSelectDate.Text, "dd/MM/yyyy", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);

with above code i am parse the datepicker but it is not working.

Posted 31-Oct-17 0:40am

AZHAR SAYYAD

Updated 31-Oct-17 0:47am

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Karthik_Mahalingam 31-Oct-17 7:28am

what is the value you are getting in dpSelectDate.Text ?

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F-ES Sitecore · Answer 1 · 2017-10-31T00:47:00

Solution 1

Use TryParseExact and if one format fails to convert try another. You could also look to use a date picker control so that the date is always in a set format regardless the machine it is on.

Posted 31-Oct-17 0:47am

F-ES Sitecore