how to compare to dates which are in 'dd/MM/yyyy' format

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Hi All,

I want to compare the dates in asp.net using C#

my code is like this..

C#

DateTime FromDate = Convert.ToDateTime(txtFromDate.Text);
DateTime ToDate = Convert.ToDateTime(txtToDate.Text);

 if (FromDate <= ToDate )
  {
    ------
  }

error: String was not recognized as a valid DateTime.

by using 'MM/dd/yyyy' format we can get the result. But, my date format is in 'dd/MM/yyyy'.
can any one help me for this..

thanks in advance

Posted 7-Sep-12 2:46am

Vinay Raj K

Updated 7-Sep-12 2:52am

Malli_S

v3

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ZurdoDev 7-Sep-12 8:52am

If you set the CurrentCulture properly then it will work. See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.globalization.cultureinfo.currentculture.aspx

Timberbird 7-Sep-12 8:58am

I believe using DateTime.ParseExact() method you can define any date time format, including custom. Setting format provider for DateTime.Parse() can help with standard formats

3 solutions

Solution 1

Look at this[^] link.

Posted 7-Sep-12 2:53am

Malli_S

Solution 3

Try reading here

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5050102/convert-datetime-to-date-format-dd-mm-yyyy[^]

Posted 7-Sep-12 3:05am

Anele Ngqandu

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__TR__ · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-07T03:01:00

Solution 2

Use DateTime.Compare()[^]
Here is a sample code.

C#

string strFromDate = "26/03/2012";
string strToDate = "26/04/2012";

DateTime FromDate = DateTime.ParseExact(strFromDate, "dd/MM/yyyy",null);
DateTime ToDate = DateTime.ParseExact(strToDate, "dd/MM/yyyy", null);

int result = DateTime.Compare(FromDate, ToDate);

if (result < 0)
{
    //from date is less than to date

}

Posted 7-Sep-12 3:01am

__TR__

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Vinay Raj K 7-Sep-12 9:21am

It works.. thank you so much __TR__

__TR__ 7-Sep-12 9:31am

Welcome :)

Menon Santosh 7-Sep-12 9:23am

+5 nice work

__TR__ 7-Sep-12 9:31am

Thank you Santosh.