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Asked: 2026-05-12T07:35:25+00:00

How do I process a date that is input by the user and store

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How do I process a date that is input by the user and store it in the database in a date field? The date is entered by the user using a jquery datepicker in a text field.

Here are specific needs I have:
1. How do you convert a mm/dd/yy string (the jquery picked can produce any format) to a format storable in the database as a date field.
2. How to get the date and then change it to something like “Wednesday, Aug 11, 2009”?

I’m using C# for the backend, but I should be able to understand VB Code as well.

Thanks!

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  1. Editorial Team

    use DateTime.Parse(string) to parse the string to a DateTime which can then be saved as a DateTime in the database. You may want to use TryParse as suggested in other answers, to ensure that the supplied string can be parsed to a DateTime.

    To return a DateTime in a certain format, you can call .ToString() on the DateTime and supply a format or use one of the pre-defined formats e.g. ToShortDateString()

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