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convert string into time in VB.net

I have 3 dropdown lists. each preloaded with hour, minute and [PM/AM] respectively.
I have code that concatenates these into a string value like "3:00 AM"

I'm having trouble converting that into a dateTime format. Instead i would get todays date with 1:00 AM. Any ideas?

ERF.EventStartTime = Convert.ToDateTime(ESTHourDropDownList.SelectedValue + ":" + ESTMinsDropDownList.SelectedValue + " " + ESTampmDropDownList.SelectedValue)

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Howard Cantrell

here is a sample with using textbox and display in the label

'FORM 1

Public Class Form1
Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

#Region " Windows Form Designer generated code "

Public Sub New()
MyBase.New()

'This call is required by the Windows Form Designer.
InitializeComponent()

'Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call

End Sub

'Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
If disposing Then
If Not (components Is Nothing) Then
components.Dispose()
End If
End If
MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
End Sub

'Required by the Windows Form Designer
Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer

'NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer
'It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.
'Do not modify it using the code editor.
Friend WithEvents TextBox1 As System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
Friend WithEvents TextBox2 As System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
Friend WithEvents TextBox3 As System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
Friend WithEvents Label1 As System.Windows.Forms.Label
Friend WithEvents Button1 As System.Windows.Forms.Button
<System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub InitializeComponent()
Me.TextBox1 = New System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
Me.TextBox2 = New System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
Me.TextBox3 = New System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
Me.Label1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Label
Me.Button1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button
Me.SuspendLayout()
'
'TextBox1
'
Me.TextBox1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 8)
Me.TextBox1.Name = "TextBox1"
Me.TextBox1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(64, 20)
Me.TextBox1.TabIndex = 0
Me.TextBox1.Text = "3"
'
'TextBox2
'
Me.TextBox2.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(100, 8)
Me.TextBox2.Name = "TextBox2"
Me.TextBox2.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(72, 20)
Me.TextBox2.TabIndex = 1
Me.TextBox2.Text = "0"
'
'TextBox3
'
Me.TextBox3.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(180, 8)
Me.TextBox3.Name = "TextBox3"
Me.TextBox3.TabIndex = 2
Me.TextBox3.Text = "am"
'
'Label1
'
Me.Label1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(68, 72)
Me.Label1.Name = "Label1"
Me.Label1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(164, 23)
Me.Label1.TabIndex = 3
'
'Button1
'
Me.Button1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(192, 120)
Me.Button1.Name = "Button1"
Me.Button1.TabIndex = 4
Me.Button1.Text = "Button1"
'
'Form1
'
Me.AutoScaleBaseSize = New System.Drawing.Size(5, 13)
Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(292, 177)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.Button1)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.Label1)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.TextBox3)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.TextBox2)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.TextBox1)
Me.Name = "Form1"
Me.Text = "Form1"
Me.ResumeLayout(False)

End Sub

#End Region

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
Label1.Text = CDate(Now.ToShortDateString + " " + TextBox1.Text + ":" + TextBox2.Text + ":0" + TextBox3.Text)
End Sub
End Class