Convert Now to a string

[Laurence]

In VS.2005 using VB.NET

I have tried to make a string

dim abc as string
abc = format(now,"mm/dd/yyyy")
or
abc format$(now,"mm/dd/yyyy")

but it doesn't work.

I get: 28/25/2006

the day and year are ok, but the month is always wrong,
the month is something different every time,

Thanks in Advance,

Laurence

[wilson]

Re: Convert Now to a string

Use MM for month with leading zero.
mm is minute with leading zero.

Laurence wrote:

In VS.2005 using VB.NET
>
I have tried to make a string
>
dim abc as string
abc = format(now,"mm/dd/yyyy")
or
abc format$(now,"mm/dd/yyyy")
>
but it doesn't work.
>
I get: 28/25/2006
>
the day and year are ok, but the month is always wrong,
the month is something different every time,
>
Thanks in Advance,
>
Laurence

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[GhostInAK]

Re: Convert Now to a string

Hello Laurence,

This is covered in the documentation. Press F1.

-Boo

In VS.2005 using VB.NET
>
I have tried to make a string
>
dim abc as string
abc = format(now,"mm/dd/yyyy")
or
abc format$(now,"mm/dd/yyyy")
but it doesn't work.
>
I get: 28/25/2006
>
the day and year are ok, but the month is always wrong, the month is
something different every time,
>
Thanks in Advance,
>
Laurence
>

[Greg]

Re: Convert Now to a string

"Laurence" <Something@Some thing.comwrote in message
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In VS.2005 using VB.NET
>
I have tried to make a string
>
dim abc as string
abc = format(now,"mm/dd/yyyy")
or
abc format$(now,"mm/dd/yyyy")
>
but it doesn't work.
>
I get: 28/25/2006
>
the day and year are ok, but the month is always wrong,
the month is something different every time,
>
Thanks in Advance,
>
Laurence

mm = Minute
MM = Month

Cheers.

[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

Re: Convert Now to a string

Laurence,

You are free to use the Format, but did you know that there was the
overloaded ToString with the DateFormatProvi der

dim abc as string = now.ToString("d ")

I am not sure if it is d but that you can lookup on msdn.

I hope this helps,

Cor

"Laurence" <Something@Some thing.comschree f in bericht
news:uAYJPuQ4GH A.3644@TK2MSFTN GP03.phx.gbl...

In VS.2005 using VB.NET
>
I have tried to make a string
>
dim abc as string
abc = format(now,"mm/dd/yyyy")
or
abc format$(now,"mm/dd/yyyy")
>
but it doesn't work.
>
I get: 28/25/2006
>
the day and year are ok, but the month is always wrong,
the month is something different every time,
>
Thanks in Advance,
>
Laurence

[Steven Nagy]

Re: Convert Now to a string

Another answer besides those provided:

Dim abc as string = DateTime.Now.To ShortDateString ()

[Laurence]

Re: Convert Now to a string

Thank You,

Laurence

wilson wrote:

Use MM for month with leading zero.
mm is minute with leading zero.
>
Laurence wrote:
>

>In VS.2005 using VB.NET
>>
>I have tried to make a string
>>
>dim abc as string
>abc = format(now,"mm/dd/yyyy")
>or
>abc format$(now,"mm/dd/yyyy")
>>
>but it doesn't work.
>>
>I get: 28/25/2006
>>
>the day and year are ok, but the month is always wrong,
>the month is something different every time,
>>
>Thanks in Advance,
>>
>Laurence

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