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 var_saildate = var_saildate + &quot;/20&quot; + FrmDD_SailYear.SelectedVal<wbr />ue<br />

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var_saildate = var_saildate + "/20" + FrmDD_SailYear.SelectedValue


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That worked perfect, thanks!
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I have a little piece of code that constructs a date and displays a error message if the date selected is less than the current date... This works perfect...<br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dim var_saildate As String<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;var_saildate = FrmDD_SailMon.SelectedValu<wbr />e<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;var_saildate = var_saildate + &quot;/&quot; + FrmDD_SailDay.SelectedValu<wbr />e<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;var_saildate = var_saildate + &quot;/&quot; + FrmDD_SailYear.SelectedVal<wbr />ue<br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If var_saildate &lt;&nbsp;Now() Then &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;lblBadDate.Text = &quot;You have selected an sail date earlier than the current date&lt;br&gt;&quot;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;lblBadDate.Visible = &quot;true&quot;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;dbConn.Close()<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exit Sub<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Else<br />
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Say i select the date 01/31/09, It produces an error because this is not a valid date... How can i modify my code to catch such a error? <br />
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Nugs
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I have a little piece of code that constructs a date and displays a error message if the date selected is less than the current date... This works perfect...

	Dim var_saildate As String
		var_saildate = FrmDD_SailMon.SelectedValue
		var_saildate = var_saildate + "/" + FrmDD_SailDay.SelectedValue
		var_saildate = var_saildate + "/" + FrmDD_SailYear.SelectedValue

		
			If var_saildate < Now() Then		
				lblBadDate.Text = "You have selected an sail date earlier than the current date<br>"
				lblBadDate.Visible = "true"
				dbConn.Close()
				Exit Sub
			Else


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Say i select the date 01/31/09, It produces an error because this is not a valid date... How can i modify my code to catch such a error? 

Nugs

Catch bad date

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