Time format in excel imported to asp.net

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i'm importing an excel file to asp.net and i'm filling it into a grid view...

i have a column for time in the excel sheet i'm inserting the following format "hh:mm" but i keep getting the full format in the asp.net

example: 11:11 in excel i get in asp.net 12/30/1899 11:11:00 AM although the format of the cell in excel is h:mm

i'm trying to change the value in the datatable but it's not working... how can i solve this?

VB

timee = row("TIME_TO_SEND")
finalTime = timee.Substring(0, 5)
row("TIME_TO_SEND")="hh:mm"

note that the convert of the date is working... but my problem is that in the datatable the format of the date is complete... so when i'm filling the grid view with the datatable i'm getting in the time column:12/30/1899 11:11:00 AM

Posted 8-Oct-13 21:49pm

Jocelyne El Khoury

Updated 8-Oct-13 22:57pm

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Madhu Nair · Answer 1 · 2013-10-08T22:46:00

Solution 1

Try the below code. Variable "timee" should be string -

C#

timee =Convert.ToDatetime(row("TIME_TO_SEND")).ToString("hh:mm");

Posted 8-Oct-13 22:46pm

Madhu Nair

Updated 8-Oct-13 22:47pm

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Jocelyne El Khoury 9-Oct-13 4:51am

the convert of the date is working... but my problem is that in the datatable the format of the date is complete... so when i'm filling the grid view with the datatable i'm getting in the time column:12/30/1899 11:11:00 AM

Madhu Nair · Answer 2 · 2013-10-08T23:02:00

Solution 2

try the given below example -

<asp:BoundField DataField="Date" DataFormatString="{0:hh:mm}" HeaderStyle-HorizontalAlign="Left" HeaderText="Date" ItemStyle-HorizontalAlign="Left" />

Posted 8-Oct-13 23:02pm

Madhu Nair