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format date in text box control

I have a form with an underlying dataset (from a sql server db) that is bound to various textboxes. A couple of the fields in the dataset contain dates. Is there a way to format the dates in the text boxes.

Currently they display as ‘06/10/2003 00:00:00’

I need them to display as 06/10/2003.

Is this possible?

ob2

Easy Peasy

1) TextBox.Text = String.Format("{0:d}", Date)

Where d is always lowercase for short date and where date is the date from your dataset.

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http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cpref/html/frlrfSystemWindowsFormsBindingClassFormatTopic.asp

http://www.dotnet247.com/247reference/msgs/32/161476.aspx

http://www.dotnet247.com/247reference/msgs/23/118569.aspx

http://www.dotnet247.com/247reference/System/Windows/Forms/ConvertEventArgs.aspx?v=2

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Have just tested the code.

the-edge gets the points

Thanks

Wing