how to convert datetime mmddyy to mm/dd/yy in c#.net

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hi every one,

i want to convert the date format mmddyy to mm/dd/yy. i,e(03252015 to 03/25/2015).

i have searched in google i tired all the methods.it's showing the error msg like this.
"string is not a valid datetime".

any one help me please.

Posted 25-Mar-14 2:01am

Bitto kumar

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kedar001 · Answer 1 · 2014-03-25T02:06:00

Solution 1

try this

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11848122/convert-yyyymmdd-string-to-mm-dd-yyyy-string[^]

Posted 25-Mar-14 2:06am

kedar001

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Aarti Meswania 25-Mar-14 8:11am

5+! :)

BillWoodruff · Answer 2 · 2014-03-25T02:42:00

Solution 2

Assuming you want a string result:

C#

private string forceDateFormat(string sourceString)
{
    return DateTime.ParseExact(sourceString, "mmddyyyy", DateTimeFormatInfo.InvariantInfo).ToString(@"mm\/dd\/yyyy");
}

//example of use:
string convertedDate = forceDateFormat("03252015");

Posted 25-Mar-14 2:42am

BillWoodruff

**Nirav Prabtani** · Answer 3 · 2014-03-25T02:45:00

Solution 3

try this.. :)

C#

string res = "03252015";
DateTime d = DateTime.ParseExact(res, "MMddyyyy", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
Console.WriteLine(d.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy"));

Posted 25-Mar-14 2:45am

Nirav Prabtani