Guys,
Thanks for your help, but I finally found the answer. If you're interested here's the code:
wrk = tempDataRow["EDate"].ToString();
indx = wrk.IndexOf(" ");
char[] DateArray = new char[indx];
wrk.CopyTo(0,DateArray ,0, indx);
tempDateText= new String(DateArray);
"wrk" starts with a...