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Not sure what you wanted at the end with &quot;xM&quot;.<br />
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Dim dt2 As DateTime = New DateTime(2010, 5, 12, 13, 5, 4)<br />
MsgBox(dt2.ToString(&quot;mm/dd<wbr />/yyyy hh:mm:ss&quot;))
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Not sure what you wanted at the end with "xM".

Dim dt2 As DateTime = New DateTime(2010, 5, 12, 13, 5, 4)
MsgBox(dt2.ToString("mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss"))

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xM was AM/PM. &nbsp;Is there a better way than having to parse out the string and converting May to 5, etc?
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xM was AM/PM.  Is there a better way than having to parse out the string and converting May to 5, etc?

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Thanks so much, exactly what i needed. &nbsp;Good explanation
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Thanks so much, exactly what i needed.  Good explanation

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Given the string, &quot;Wed, 12 May 2010 13:05:04 -0400 (EDT)&quot;, how can I convert it to a long datetime format (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss xM)?<br />
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Thanks!
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Given the string, "Wed, 12 May 2010 13:05:04 -0400 (EDT)", how can I convert it to a long datetime format (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss xM)?

Thanks!

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