String was not recognised as datetime format

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Hi,

MY string is in the format "22/07/2013 6:28PM". i want to convert this in the format "dd-MM-yyyy HH : mm"

that 6:28PM Should come as 18:28.

i have used the code like

C#

item.orderDateTime = DateTime.ParseExact(order1, format, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);

in this

item.orderdatetime is of type DateTime
and order1 is of type string contains the value "22/07/2013 6:28PM"
format is "dd-MM-yyyy HH : mm"

and it is giving an error "String was not recognised as datetime format"

Not getting wat to do suggestions needed .............

Posted 21-Jul-13 21:19pm

suman6003

Updated 21-Jul-13 21:22pm

ridoy

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Thanks For your suggestions but i got one more solution..........

my actual problem is i have a string like "22/07/2013 6:28PM "
i want to convert it as "22-07-1/2013 18:28"

Datetime.Tryparse() is not working prperly according to the requirement

Posted 22-Jul-13 0:20am

suman6003

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Pheonyx · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-21T21:30:00

Firstly, I think you have miss-understood the purpose of the "format" criteria on the ParseExact method.
The format parameter defines how the input string (i.e. order1) should be formatted. In your case you are saying you are expecting a string in the format of "dd-MM-yyyy HH : mm" when in fact you are passing in a string in the format of "dd/MM/yyyy HH:mmtt" as a result it is failing.

Personally I would suggest using TryParse instead of ParseExact in case the strings you are receiving are not in the format you expect.

ibrahim karakira · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-21T21:32:00

Solution 2

to convert the string do==>
string S= String.Format("{0:dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm}", order1);
DateTime d;
DateTime.TryParse(S, d);
item.orderDateTime =d;
Try this and Tell me if it works..

Regards,
Ibrahim Karakira

Posted 21-Jul-13 21:32pm

ibrahim karakira

Updated 21-Jul-13 21:40pm

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