Convert string to date time format

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Hi,
I have string like '12/13/2012' now i want to convert this string to date format like '12/13/2012 00:00:00' this.
When i use

C#

DateTime dt = Convert.ToDateTime("12/13/2012");

it returns '12/13/2012 12:00:00'

How can i get the date like '12/13/2012 00:00:00'

kindly help

Posted 12-Dec-12 18:39pm

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__TR__ · Answer 1 · 2012-12-12T18:52:00

Try

dt.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss");

Posted 12-Dec-12 18:52pm

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Vishal.Shimpi144 13-Dec-12 1:01am

this solution will return string and i want datetime

__TR__ 13-Dec-12 1:08am

The time value in your datetime object is set to 12:00:00 AM (midnight). You are converting it to string to display it in 24 hour format.

Zaf Khan · Answer 2 · 2012-12-12T19:15:00

You could always do it as below...

CType(Today.Date & " 00:00:00", DateTime)

Obviously replace "today.date" with the date you want to use

Posted 12-Dec-12 19:15pm