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date format very simple

lblmessage.Text = reader["dateWeek"].ToString();
my dateWeek is returning date with time, I dont want to see time, just {0:M-dd-yyyy} format I need.. how would I do that on cs code..

milindsm

reader["dateWeek"].ToShortDateString()

Pratima

try this

Response.Write(DateTime.Now.ToString("M-dd-yyyy"));

In your case

lblmessage.Text = reader["dateWeek"].ToString("M-dd-yyyy");

HainKurt

Format(reader["dateWeek"], "M-dd-yyyy")
or
Format(reader["dateWeek"].value, "M-dd-yyyy")

HainKurt

or
reader["dateWeek"].value.ToString("MM-dd-yyyy", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
or
reader["dateWeek"].ToString("MM-dd-yyyy", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);

1jaws

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thanks for all for replying but for some reason none of them worked :(

1) shordate thing didnt work
2)lblmessage.Text = reader["dateWeek"].ToString("M-dd-yyyy"); didnt work it says takes 1 argument
3)hainkurt your last post I dont want to even user Culture info stuff and your first post didnt work either.

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milindsm

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HainKurt

ok use this then ;)

Response.Write(String.Format("{0:M-dd-yyyy}",DateTime.Now));

HainKurt

check here for other formats: http://www.csharp-examples.net/string-format-datetime/

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