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Diego
Diego

Reputation: 25

How do I convert a string date saved in seperate variables to a date using asp.net vb? The month variable is written out in text format

The data that I have to convert is written as the separate variables "Month", "Day", and "Year".

The data I need to convert for example is: Month is "July" Day is "21" Year is "2013"

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1125

Answers (2)

oceanexplorer
oceanexplorer

Reputation: 1229

I would first put the date into a string so

Dim dateString as string = string.format({0} {1} {2}, day, month, year)

Where day, month, year reference the variables holding the date values.

Then try 

Dim result as DateTime = Convert.ToDateTime(dateString)

Upvotes: 0

Tim Schmelter
Tim Schmelter

Reputation: 460288

Combine it and use DateTime.ParseExact with CultureInfo.InvariantCulture:

Dim dtStr = String.Format("{0} {1} {2}", month, day, year)
Dim dt = Date.ParseExact(dtStr, "MMMM dd yyyy", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)

Also have a look at: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8kb3ddd4.aspx

If you don't know if the data is valid you should use DateTime.TryParseExact:

Dim dt As DateTime
If Date.TryParseExact(dtStr, "MMMM dd yyyy", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, DateTimeStyles.None, dt) Then
    Console.Write("Date is: " & dt.ToShortDateString())
End If

Upvotes: 4

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