you use a DateTimeFormatInfo object, something like:
string str1 = "10/10/2007" + " " + "12.10.00";
DateTimeFormatInfo dtfi = new DateTimeFormatInfo();
dtfi.TimeSeparator = ".";
DateTime dt1 = DateTime.Parse(str1, dtfi);
HTH
Ollie Riches
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Quote:
Hi
>
I am having a problem formatting a string when the time is in format
hh.mm.ss - used in Europe
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Parse seems ok when the date uses "/" or "." as seperator
but I get an exception when time uses "." as seperator as used in Europe
>
I have US regional setting and I have tried switching my regional setting
to
Europe
with no luck
>
Any ideas on what I an doing wrong???
>
Thanks
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DateTime dt = DateTime.Parse("10/10/2007" + " " + "12:10:00"); --OK
DateTime dt = DateTime.Parse("10.10.2007" + " " + "12:10:00"); --OK
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DateTime dt = DateTime.Parse("10.10.2007" + " " + "12.10.00"); -->Problem
DateTime dt = DateTime.Parse("10/10/2007" + " " + "12.10.00"); -->Problem
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Exception
String was not recognized as a valid DateTime.
