convert datetime to only time

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i have declared a field as datetime in sql but i want only time to be inserted as hh:mm format how to do this.
the field is datetime so it is asking for the conversion when i convert the format it is again inserting the date and time
plz help me..

Posted 8-Aug-12 23:18pm

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Check below links:
http://www.csharp-examples.net/string-format-datetime/[^]
Easy String to DateTime, DateTime to String and Formatting[^]
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1398108/how-do-i-format-a-datetime-in-c[^]

For your requirement, I think below code should work:

C#

String.Format("{0:g}", dt);  // "3/9/2008 4:05 PM"  ShortDate+ShortTime

Posted 8-Aug-12 23:31pm

Vani Kulkarni

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Santhosh Kumar Jayaraman · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-08T23:31:00

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I guess you need to change the column to varchar() so that you can insert in hh:MM format

Posted 8-Aug-12 23:31pm

Santhosh Kumar Jayaraman