Converting date month into string

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Dear Coders,

Today i was trying to convert the today's date month into string but not getting the same so i am putting this for you expert out there.

The Task:

If date is like 30/08/2012 then the 08 should be shown as AUG.
If date is like 20/10/2012 then the 10 should be shown as OCT.

Is this possible with the inbuilt function of vb.net 2010 or have to specify the same in a select case or some other fashion.

Thanks & Regards.

Posted 30-Aug-12 4:42am

vinay.sarmalkar

Updated 3-Sep-12 6:56am

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Wes Aday · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-30T04:46:00

Solution 1

Yes you can do that, this is an example how, http://www.dotnetperls.com/datetime-format-vbnet[^]

Posted 30-Aug-12 4:46am

Wes Aday

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Manas Bhardwaj 30-Aug-12 11:11am

+5

[no name] 30-Aug-12 11:28am

Thanks

vinay.sarmalkar 30-Aug-12 13:02pm

thnxs alot

[no name] 30-Aug-12 14:09pm

You're welcome

Christian Amado · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-30T04:47:00

Solution 2

Try this one:

VB

Dim monthName As String= New DateTime(2012, 08, 30)
    .ToString("MMM", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)

Hope it helps

Posted 30-Aug-12 4:47am

Christian Amado

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Manas Bhardwaj 30-Aug-12 11:11am

Yes +5!

vinay.sarmalkar 30-Aug-12 12:46pm

Dear Manas,

It worked..thnxs..

Manas Bhardwaj · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-30T05:11:00

Solution 3

Answers from Wes and Christian are good. You should also read more about Custom Date Formats at MSDN:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8kb3ddd4.aspx[^]

Posted 30-Aug-12 5:11am

Manas Bhardwaj