Date time string

use
string Date = DateTime.Today.ToString("ddMMyyyy");

Hi,

DateTime.Now.ToString() function can take arguments , (i., its a overloaded function) u can pass a datetime expression and get the date in required format.

Try this : DateTime.Now.ToString("ddMMyyyy");
[CODE]
string Date = DateTime.Now.ToString("ddMMyyyy");

Best Regards.

for more information on format string
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.globalization.datetimeformatinfo(vs.71).aspx

I Tried all these solutions and it is still doing the same thing

well this did work for me

string Date = DateTime.Today.ToString("ddMMyyyy");

as suggested by sinoj.

you mean the output of
DateTime.Today.ToString("ddMMyyyy");
is 272009 !!!

the solution provided by sinoj should work, unless

1) U have changed the system time of the server
2) u r using a different culture.

yes the output is 272009 the culture is AU and the server time is correct

Do you mind sharing your code block/file?

Only your initial code would produce 272009 as it is accidentally doing maths instead of "adding" string together.

24 + 03 + "2009" = 27 + "2009" = "272009"

Non of the solutions provided could produce that result.

Really if you look at it it seems that is the case

        var bggw = new StiReport();
        try
        {
            bggw.Load(Server.MapPath("~/Reports/BGGW/BGGW_Agreement_PDF.mrt"));
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
        }
        string serverPath = Server.MapPath("~/Portals/Projects/");
	string Date = DateTime.Today.ToString("ddMMyyyy");
        bggw.Compile();
        bggw.CompiledReport.DataSources["BGGW_Cust"].Parameters["@RFSAID"].ParameterValue = Geek.RFSAID;
        bggw.CompiledReport.DataSources["BGGW_Lots"].Parameters["@RFSAID"].ParameterValue = Geek.RFSAID;
        bggw.CompiledReport.DataSources["BGGW_Payments"].Parameters["@RFSAID"].ParameterValue = Geek.RFSAID;
        bggw.CompiledReport.DataSources["BGGW_TotalPayment"].Parameters["@RFSAID"].ParameterValue = Geek.RFSAID;
        bggw.CompiledReport.DataSources["BGGW_TableA"].Parameters["@RFSAID"].ParameterValue = Geek.RFSAID;
        bggw.CompiledReport.DataSources["BGGW_TableB"].Parameters["@RFSAID"].ParameterValue = Geek.RFSAID;
        bggw.CompiledReport.DataSources["BGGW_PlotLots"].Parameters["@RFSAID"].ParameterValue = Geek.RFSAID;
        bggw["MapVariable"] = Path.Combine(serverPath, "Stewardship/AgreementMaps/" + ((GridDataItem)RadGrid1.SelectedItems[0]).GetDataKeyValue("MgmtPlanMap").ToString());
        bggw.Render(); bggw.ExportDocument(StiExportFormat.Pdf, Server.MapPath("~/Portals/Projects/Stewardship/Agreement/" + ((GridDataItem)RadGrid1.SelectedItems[0]).GetDataKeyValue("ProposalID") + "_" + ((GridDataItem)RadGrid1.SelectedItems[0]).GetDataKeyValue("Name_Last") + "_LandManagersContract_" + (Date).ToString() + ".Pdf"));
        StiWebViewer1.Report = bggw;
    }
                                              

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Date is a string so (Date).ToString() should not be required.

I would rename Date to avoid possible confusion. either name it like your other local variables:

string todaysFileDate = DateTime.Today.ToString("ddMMyyyy");

or just directly convert as I've shown in the code snippet.

If this does not work, use your debugger to see what value Date becomes. Split out your file name generator into a seperate variable so you can also see it in the debugger (see snippet).

string fileName = 
  "~/Portals/Projects/Stewardship/Agreement/" + 
  ((GridDataItem)RadGrid1.SelectedItems[0]).GetDataKeyValue("ProposalID") + 
  "_" + 
  ((GridDataItem)RadGrid1.SelectedItems[0]).GetDataKeyValue("Name_Last") + 
  "_LandManagersContract_" + 
  DateTime.Today.ToString("ddMMyyyy") + 
  ".Pdf";
 
bggw.ExportDocument(StiExportFormat.Pdf, fileName);
                                              

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Ok I have done exactly what you suggested even split the file name out I debuged it and the date comming out is the same as the actual output now it is 282009  

Hi,
Change
string Date = DateTime.Today.Day + DateTime.Today.Month + DateTime.Today.Year.ToString();

To :

string Date = String.Format("{0:D2}" , DateTime.Today.Day.ToString()) + String.Format("{0:D2}" ,DateTime.Today.Month) + DateTime.Today.Year.ToString();

Hope thi sworks for u. Good Luck.

hey there amar

Thanks man wow you really have been comming through.... legend

OMG Wow I wasn't expecting it.

Are you trying to say that DateTime.Now changed solved the problem instead of DateTime.Today?

Or is it something else

It should not have affected as DateTime.Today also returns the same result.

I don't know why DateTime.Now worked for Trentos and not the DateTime.Today.

I am also surprised.

Ya. Certainly. That answer would be best answered by Trentos.

Can Trentos please answer the question.

I have no Idea whats wrong with
DateTime.Today.ToString("ddMMyyyy");

I'm also waiting for the response from Trentos.

Trentos please raise the curtain ...... :)

No I think the reason was and this may sound silly (I have been getting some strange behaviour from Stimulsoft of recent) but when amar sugested adding the string below BGGW.Compile(); it seemed to work fine so weird

I also think so.

I did it intentionally just as guess trial
but i think trial worked

Whatever stimulsoft does..

The only thing that matters is we know why the code worked. Will help someone someday..