Question

I am having difficulty with different date formats. I am having a web application created using asp.net c#. I have used JQuery Calendar control which shows date along-with time.

I am then parsing this date using DateTime.Parse(). If the server is set with indian date format then the application generates conversion error “String was not recognized as a valid DateTime.”

Is there a way to convert any date format into MM/DD/YYYY format along with time?
I know i can use DateTime.ParseExact() but again it will stuck with a particular format.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks for sharing you wisdom.

Answer 1

Convert.ToDateTime(DateTime.Now, CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo("en-US")).ToString("MM/dd/yyyy hh:MM:ss");

You can replace en-US by hi-IN for Hindi Date or as per you like. please follow link. for Culture Info.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.globalization.cultureinfo(v=vs.80).aspx

If you are unsure of Culture then use below line.

Convert.ToDateTime(DateTime.Now, CultureInfo.CurrentCulture).ToString("MM/dd/yyyy hh:MM:ss");

reference here http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.globalization.cultureinfo.currentculture.aspx

Other Method you can use is.

DateTime dt;
DateTime.TryParse(DateTime.Now.ToString(), out dt);