DateTime in dropdown

[CSharpguy]

I'm trying to populate a drop down with dates from a data field in my data
base but I want the format like MM/dd/yyyy instead of 1/1/2006 12:00 PM
How can I my date to show as 1/1/2006?

I'm populating the dropdown via a dataset and doing a:
string time =
Convert.ToDateTime(dataset.tables[0].rows[0]["fieldDate"].toString()).ToShortDateString();
dropdown.datatexfield = time;
dropdown.datavaluefield = time
dropdown.databind();

DataBinder.Eval: 'System.Data.DataRowView' does not contain a property with
the name 12/31/2006

and it highlights this code:
dropdown.databind();

what am I missing?

but i'm getting this error:

[Swanand Mokashi]

What is the DataSource for the dropdownlist ?

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"CSharpguy" <CS*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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I'm trying to populate a drop down with dates from a data field in my data
base but I want the format like MM/dd/yyyy instead of 1/1/2006 12:00 PM
How can I my date to show as 1/1/2006?

I'm populating the dropdown via a dataset and doing a:
string time =
Convert.ToDateTime(dataset.tables[0].rows[0]["fieldDate"].toString()).ToShortDateString();
dropdown.datatexfield = time;
dropdown.datavaluefield = time
dropdown.databind();

DataBinder.Eval: 'System.Data.DataRowView' does not contain a property
with
the name 12/31/2006

and it highlights this code:
dropdown.databind();

what am I missing?

but i'm getting this error:

[CSharpguy]

dropdown.datasource = dataset;
should it be different?
even doing this is returning me the dateTime as 1/1/006 12:00 PM

DataSet startDate= SalesForYear.GetStartingDates();
dropDown.DataSource = asOfDate.Tables[0].DefaultView;
dropDown.DataTextField = String.Format("{0:d}", "fieldDate");
ddMonthEnd.DataValueField = String.Format("{0:d}", "fieldDate");
dropDown.DataBind();
"Swanand Mokashi" wrote:

What is the DataSource for the dropdownlist ?

--
Swanand Mokashi
Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (.NET) - Early Achiever
Microsoft Certified Application Developer (.NET)

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"CSharpguy" <CS*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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I'm trying to populate a drop down with dates from a data field in my data
base but I want the format like MM/dd/yyyy instead of 1/1/2006 12:00 PM
How can I my date to show as 1/1/2006?

I'm populating the dropdown via a dataset and doing a:
string time =
Convert.ToDateTime(dataset.tables[0].rows[0]["fieldDate"].toString()).ToShortDateString();
dropdown.datatexfield = time;
dropdown.datavaluefield = time
dropdown.databind();

DataBinder.Eval: 'System.Data.DataRowView' does not contain a property
with
the name 12/31/2006

and it highlights this code:
dropdown.databind();

what am I missing?

but i'm getting this error:

[Swanand Mokashi]

You can not use the formatting function when specifying teh DataTextField or
DataValueField. What is happening is if the date is 1/1/006 12:00 PM, the
DataTextField is "1/1/2006" -- there is no such field in your dataset. Hence
the error.

You can either format the date when you are getting the data (as in
SalesForYear.GetStartingDates method) or use the DataBinding event of the
dropdownlist.
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Microsoft Certified Application Developer (.NET)

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"CSharpguy" <CS*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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dropdown.datasource = dataset;
should it be different?
even doing this is returning me the dateTime as 1/1/006 12:00 PM

DataSet startDate= SalesForYear.GetStartingDates();
dropDown.DataSource = asOfDate.Tables[0].DefaultView;
dropDown.DataTextField = String.Format("{0:d}", "fieldDate");
ddMonthEnd.DataValueField = String.Format("{0:d}", "fieldDate");
dropDown.DataBind();
"Swanand Mokashi" wrote:

What is the DataSource for the dropdownlist ?

--
Swanand Mokashi
Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (.NET) - Early Achiever
Microsoft Certified Application Developer (.NET)

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"CSharpguy" <CS*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I'm trying to populate a drop down with dates from a data field in my
> data
> base but I want the format like MM/dd/yyyy instead of 1/1/2006 12:00 PM
> How can I my date to show as 1/1/2006?
>
> I'm populating the dropdown via a dataset and doing a:
> string time =
> Convert.ToDateTime(dataset.tables[0].rows[0]["fieldDate"].toString()).ToShortDateString();
> dropdown.datatexfield = time;
> dropdown.datavaluefield = time
> dropdown.databind();
>
> DataBinder.Eval: 'System.Data.DataRowView' does not contain a property
> with
> the name 12/31/2006
>
> and it highlights this code:
> dropdown.databind();
>
> what am I missing?
>
> but i'm getting this error:
>
>