Format string as short date

[moondaddy]

using c#3.5, how do I take a string which contains a data, and format it as
a short data format like this:

"2/5/2008 1:17:11 AM"

and format to:

"02/05/2008"

Thanks.

--
moondaddy@newsg roup.nospam

[Peter Duniho]

Re: Format string as short date

On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:57:26 -0800, moondaddy <moondaddy@news group.nospam>
wrote:

using c#3.5, how do I take a string which contains a data, and format it
as
a short data format like this:
>
"2/5/2008 1:17:11 AM"
>
and format to:
>
"02/05/2008"

Well, one way would be to use the DateTime.TryPar se() method to convert
the string to a DateTime object, and then use the
DateTime.ToShor tDateString() to reformat the data into the the string you
want.

Pete

[Cor Ligthert[MVP]]

Re: Format string as short date

MoonDaddy,

First check the globalization settings are US then just

\\\

var date = DateTime.Parse( "5/2/2008 1:17:11").ToSho rtDateString();

///



I have done it in my globalisation settings.

Cor

[Ignacio Machin \( .NET/ C# MVP \)]

Re: Format string as short date

Hi,

You have to convert the string to DateTime and then use
DateTime.ToShor tDateString();

Take a lookat DateTime.TryPar se or Convert.ToDateT ime

--
Ignacio Machin

http://www.laceupsolutions.com

Mobile & warehouse Solutions.
"moondaddy" <moondaddy@news group.nospamwro te in message
news:eH%23kzcNb IHA.536@TK2MSFT NGP06.phx.gbl.. .

using c#3.5, how do I take a string which contains a data, and format it
as a short data format like this:
>
"2/5/2008 1:17:11 AM"
>
and format to:
>
"02/05/2008"
>
Thanks.
>
--
moondaddy@newsg roup.nospam
>