converting date format

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hi all i have date that is not well formed,for example '

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20110108

' like this .

i want to convert the above date to correct format 2011/01/08 like this. please give me sample code for this

Posted 19-Nov-11 6:00am

sameertm

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Sander Rossel · Answer 1 · 2011-11-19T06:30:00

Solution 1

Assuming your date is an actual date and not a String you can use the following approach to have it formatted correctly.
Custom Date and Time Format Strings[^]
When Culture dependent you can use: DateTimeFormatInfo Class[^]

When you do actually have a String and need to convert it to a Date first you can try the DateTime.TryParse[^] Method.

Hope it helps :)

Posted 19-Nov-11 6:30am

Sander Rossel

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sameertm 19-Nov-11 12:45pm

can u give me sample code... pls your help will be greatful to me

Sander Rossel 19-Nov-11 13:22pm

There are plenty of sample codes in the links I gave you...
For example:

Dim dt As DateTime = DateTime.Now
textBox1.Text = dt.ToString("yyyy/MM/dd") ' Shows 2011/11/19.

sameertm 19-Nov-11 13:25pm

hi my data format is like this 20110108 how can i change it to 2011/01/08,can u give sample code for this

Sander Rossel 19-Nov-11 13:39pm

I did... Please read the links.
It also seems your data is a String, so you should convert it to Date first.

RaviRanjanKr 20-Nov-11 10:13am

My 5+

Sander Rossel 20-Nov-11 10:26am

Thanks Ravi :)

Maciej Los 22-Nov-11 13:40pm

My 5!

Sander Rossel 22-Nov-11 13:48pm

Thanks :)

hirendra_sisodiya · Answer 2 · 2011-11-21T21:32:00

Solution 3

try this code:

VB

Dim str As String = "20110108"
Dim pattern As String = "yyyyMMdd"
Dim FindDate As Date
Dim FinalDate As String
If DateTime.TryParseExact(str, pattern, Nothing, DateTimeStyles.None, FindDate) Then
      FinalDate = FindDate.ToString("yyyy/MM/dd")
End If

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Posted 21-Nov-11 21:32pm

hirendra_sisodiya

Updated 21-Nov-11 21:33pm

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