formating current date

[sthmpsn1]

I am trying to format the current date to a format like "mm/dd/yyyy" I am using the following code

thedate.text = setdate.ToString("mm/dd/yyyy&quot

this is the result it is giving me. 00/02/2003. Why the 00???

Any help would be great.

Scott

 

[bradlkm]

Scott,

In your date format string, you use lowercase m's, which correspond to minutes. Try uppercase M's for the month:

thedate.text = setdate.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy&quot

(I have to admit it tripped me up the first time I used it too!)

HTH
Kevin B.
.Net Programmer

 

[sthmpsn1]

Thanks Kevin. I knew it was something simple!!

sCOTT

 

[Zarcom]

If you are using the date type then you can also use.

datevar.toshortdatestring

The date type also has a few other built in formats That'l do donkey, that'l do
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