Converting string to Datetime

mithun kumar

14y2.5k.NET

Hello Friends,

I have two Datetime as string and trying to convert this string to Datetime as follows:

DateTime Dt = Convert.ToDateTime(sEstDate);
string sDt = Dt.ToString("dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm:ss");
DateTime dtt = Convert.ToDateTime(sDt);

But its giving me the Error:
"String was not recognized as a valid Datetime"

Thanks & Regards,
Mithun.

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Vulpes14y ago
Can you tell me what sEstDate contains (or typically contains) and what the server's current culture is and I'll see if I can figure out why the error is occurring.
mithun kumar14y ago
Dear,
The same code is working with my PC, but when i uploaded into the server its giving me the error.I check the server Datatime configuraion, it i same as my PC.

Thanks & Regards,
Mithun.
Vulpes14y ago
If the error is occurring on the first line, then sEstDate must not be in a valid format for the current culture. This most commonly happens if the current culture places the day and month in the opposite order to which they are placed in the string and the day exceeds 12.

You can deal with this problem by using the overload of the Convert.ToDateTime method which takes the culture as the second argument:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/9xk1h71t.aspx

If the error is occurring on the third line, then sDt must not be in a valid format for the current culture and the solution is the same as above.