How to convert string data to date format

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hello

date is stored in string type variable strdate.
how to covert strdate to date format.

than you
vinay gowda

Posted 3-Nov-11 20:42pm

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Abhinav S · Answer 1 · 2011-11-03T20:49:00

Solution 1

Try the DateTime.TryParse[^] or DateTime.TryParseExact[^] methods.

Posted 3-Nov-11 20:49pm

Abhinav S

Updated 4-Nov-11 0:24am

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Mehdi Gholam 4-Nov-11 2:51am

5'ed

Abhinav S 4-Nov-11 4:14am

Thank you Mehdi.

Mehdi Gholam · Answer 2 · 2011-11-03T20:50:00

Solution 2

VB

Dim convertedDate As Date = Date.Parse(strdate)

Posted 3-Nov-11 20:50pm

Mehdi Gholam

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Abhinav S 4-Nov-11 4:15am

Yes that is correct as well. However, TryParse and TryParseExact are safer methods if you are not sure if the string is actually a date. My 5.

sravani.v · Answer 3 · 2011-11-03T20:52:00

Solution 3

Refer this link:

http://www.developerfusion.com/code/3244/how-to-convert-a-string-to-a-date/[^]

Posted 3-Nov-11 20:52pm

sravani.v

P.Salini · Answer 4 · 2011-11-03T20:53:00

Solution 4

Check this

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vbgeneral/thread/49e922e2-2d69-4c66-acb5-3764e02857fc/[^]

Posted 3-Nov-11 20:53pm

P.Salini

koolprasad2003 · Answer 5 · 2011-11-03T20:54:00

Solution 5

DateTime.TryParseExact will parse your string exactly to convert it to dateTime format. Just pass the needed datetime format and you will get parsed string.
here is example.

VB

Dim enUS As New CultureInfo("en-US") 
dateString = "5/01/2009 09:00"
Date.TryParseExact(dateString, "M/dd/yyyy hh:mm", enUS,DateTimeStyles.None, dateValue)

Posted 3-Nov-11 20:54pm

koolprasad2003

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Abhinav S 4-Nov-11 4:16am

Similar to my answer but with example. 5.