date conversion

[Reb]

How do i convert this "Sun Jun 29 00:00:00 UTC 0800 2003"
to the normal date format (mm/dd/yyyy).
Thx
Reb

[Jeremy Cowles]

You can also use SomeDate.ToShortDateString( ) to get it in the format you
want (mm/dd/yyyy).
"Jeremy Cowles" <jeremy.cowles[nosp@m]asifl.com> wrote in message
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How do i convert this "Sun Jun 29 00:00:00 UTC 0800 2003"
to the normal date format (mm/dd/yyyy).
I don't know what the UTC 0800 is, so I haven't used it. I'm sure it has
something to do with time zone, but I will leave that up to you to figure
out (with Date.Parse you can specify the locale, which may be necessary

for the UTC thing):

Dim SomeDate As DateTime
Dim Tokens() As String
Dim StringDate As String

Tokens = "Sun Jun 29 00:00:00 UTC 0800 2003".Split(" ")
' 0 1 2 3------- 4-- 5--- 6---
StringDate = Tokens(1) & " "
StringDate &= Tokens(2) & " "
StringDate &= Tokens(6) & " "
StringDate &= Tokens(3) & " "

SomeDate = Date.Parse(DateString)
Console.WriteLine(somedate.ToString)
Console.Read()

~
Jeremy

[Reb]

:-)

-----Original Message-----
You can also use SomeDate.ToShortDateString( ) to get it in the format youwant (mm/dd/yyyy).
"Jeremy Cowles" <jeremy.cowles[nosp@m]asifl.com> wrote in messagenews:7W*******************@twister.tampabay.rr.co m...

> How do i convert this "Sun Jun 29 00:00:00 UTC 0800 2003" > to the normal date format (mm/dd/yyyy).
I don't know what the UTC 0800 is, so I haven't used it. I'm sure it has something to do with time zone, but I will leave that up to you to figure out (with Date.Parse you can specify the locale, which

may be necessaryfor

the UTC thing):

Dim SomeDate As DateTime
Dim Tokens() As String
Dim StringDate As String

Tokens = "Sun Jun 29 00:00:00 UTC 0800 2003".Split(" ")
' 0 1 2 3------- 4-- 5--- 6---
StringDate = Tokens(1) & " "
StringDate &= Tokens(2) & " "
StringDate &= Tokens(6) & " "
StringDate &= Tokens(3) & " "

SomeDate = Date.Parse(DateString)
Console.WriteLine(somedate.ToString)
Console.Read()

~
Jeremy

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