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.NET Forum / ASP.NET / General / June 2007Problem with my format() functions...
Due to the much of VBScript inhibition in my early years of website development, I exhaustively used the following code in my .NET console applications. oLog.setStartTime = Format(Now, "MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss") This worked fine, when ppl used the code in US. When the same code was migrated to Singapore, the developers started to complain about the apparent error that occurs, due to the local machine settings. For example a date like 04/25/2007 - the Format() Function which depends on local machine settings is creating problems. What is the best practise to get rid of the evil? Pls advise. Local setting shouldn't really matter because you are giving your own formatting. Anyway, try this: DateTime.Now.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss") > Due to the much of VBScript inhibition in my early years of website > development, I exhaustively used the following code in my .NET [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > What is the best practise to get rid of the evil? Pls advise. Yeah just check Dim sTime as DateTime StartTime = DateTime.Now.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss") When i try on 08/06/2007 it works. But when I change the date to 22/06/2007. (The dates I mentioned is 08-Jun-2007 and 22-Jun-2007) The exception I get is "Cast from string "06/22/2007 10:27:49" to type 'Date' is not valid." Pls advise. > Local setting shouldn't really matter because you are giving your own > formatting. Anyway, try this: DateTime.Now.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss") [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > - Show quoted text - > Yeah just check > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > The exception I get is "Cast from string "06/22/2007 10:27:49" to > type 'Date' is not valid." The code that you showed can not produce that error message, as you are not converting a string to a date in that code. When you parse the string, either specify a culture that uses that date format, or use DateTime.ParseExact with the same formatting string as you used to create the string.  SignatureGöran Andersson _____ http://www.guffa.com Free MagazinesGet these publications absolutely FREE for up to 12 months. There are no hidden fees and no obligation. Simply choose a title, complete the application form and submit it. Read more ...
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