Converting DateString to Date

Nordlund · Sep 23, 2002

Hi all..

I want to convert the swedish datetime(as string) to English format (as DateTime format). My computer is of course configured to use english date.

I know that StrToDateTime would work normally, but not in this case, because we are crossing the "national boundaries".

The following example would work IF the string and the computer's date format was the same.

//Nordlund

nvb · Sep 23, 2002

You mention an example, but it is not part of the post...

Could you post an example of the Swedish date string? Cheers,
Nico

Nordlund · Sep 23, 2002

Sorry mate...

The string is formatted like this: '2002-10-23 10:57:00'
and I want to convert it to TDateTime format...

I can manually decode this string using EncodeDate and EncodeTime, but it would be nice to have a builtin function to solve this...

Maybe like this:
function CustomStrToDateTime(const Format, DateStr: String): TDateTime;

// Nordlund

hitech1 · Sep 23, 2002

Hi.

Try to:
ShortDateFormat := 'yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss';
StrToDateTime('2002-10-23 10:57:00');

The ShortDateFormat variable is responsible for date format in StrToDateTime function, I think.

Nordlund · Sep 23, 2002

Yep, that might do the trick... Thanks for the tip mate.

There is only one catch, but It's easy to fix.

The variable ShortDateFormat is an Delphi global variable, and it should never be changed (At least what i have heard).

TempShortDate := ShortDateFormat;
ShortDateFormat := 'yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss';
StrToDateTime('2002-10-23 10:57:00');
ShortDateFormat := TempShortDate;

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Converting DateString to Date

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