HOW to convert 00-00-0000 12:00:00 AM format to 00-00-0000 format

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I want to view my date as null in view page when the date is in 00-00-0000 12:00:00 AM this format.
My code is

VB

If objODBCDataReader.Item("dc_date").ToString.Substring(0, 10) = "0000-00-00" Then
                  txtdcdate.Text = ""
              Else
                  txtdcdate.Text = objODBCDataReader.Item("dc_date")
              End If

its not working

Posted 23-Feb-15 18:39pm

lekha g nair

Updated 12-May-21 8:51am

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

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lekha g nair 24-Feb-15 1:02am

Substring(0, 10) = "00-00-0000"

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2015-02-23T20:05:00

Solution 2

Try specifying the format string:

VB

.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd")

and see if that helps.
If you don't, the ToString operation uses the current default date conversion set for the computer it is run on, which could be anything, but most likely is dd/MM/yyyy or MM/dd/yyyy

Posted 23-Feb-15 20:05pm

OriginalGriff