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Converting a date string to a DateTime. Example please

I have a simple string in the format "DD-MM-YY hh:mm:ss", that I need to
convert to a DateTime value.
I know this is a standard problem, but please don't just link to all the
MSDN pages regarding Parse() and ParseExact().
I've been there and read all the information about using IFormatProvider s,
DateTimeStyles, CultureInfo.... ...

Bottom line is that I can't get it working, so could someone please just
post 5-10 lines of working code that is needed to perform this simple
conversion?

Thank You,
Kim
Nov 17 '05
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"Kim Hellan" <so*****@nowher e.com> wrote in message
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This is exactly what I have been looking for.
So simple, and without all that unnecessary IFormatProvider and
CultureInfo stuff.


Provided you never need to know / care which century the date refers to...

E.g. end of the First World War...

"11-11-18 11:00:00"
Nov 17 '05 #11

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