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Please check this code:

<%=System.DateTime.Now%> &"-"& <%# Eval("Submit_date")%>

But it can't difference the date

Please help

Thanks in advance

<%=System.DateTime.Now%> &"-"& <%# Eval("Submit_date")

In this code Submit_date is also in date time format
both date are shown but it can't do the difference
it give the output like this

On 6/8/2011 4:58:58 PM &"-"& 3/26/2011 6:22:17 PM

Posted 8-Jun-11 0:39am

rahul dev123

Updated 8-Jun-11 1:34am

Wonde Tadesse

v4

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Shahriar Iqbal Chowdhury/Galib · Answer 1 · 2011-06-08T00:58:00

Hi,

You cant get date difference like the approach you adopted. You have to convert Submit_date field to DateTime before calculating the difference,You can find more details here
http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/DipalChoksi/DateDiff_CS_DC09132006172429PM/DateDiff_CS_DC.aspx[^]

Hope this will help.

beginner in C#.net · Answer 2 · 2011-06-08T02:13:00

Solution 2

hi,

my advise is better you can do difference date in code behind...

Posted 8-Jun-11 2:13am

beginner in C#.net

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rahul dev123 8-Jun-11 8:22am

I can't do that because i use Eval function

Ramalinga Koushik · Answer 3 · 2011-06-08T02:26:00

Solution 3

Hope this[^] might help you.

Posted 8-Jun-11 2:26am

Ramalinga Koushik

Ra-one · Answer 4 · 2011-06-08T02:55:00

Solution 4

try this

<%#System.DateTime.Now.Subtract(Convert.ToDateTime(Eval("Submit_date")))%>

Hope it helps ..:)

Posted 8-Jun-11 2:55am

Ra-one

v2