MaskedTextBox - Date Doesn't Fit Format
Using VB.Net 2010 (Pro) (the database is SQL Server 2008, if it matters)
In my app, I retrieve data from the database and load textboxes. One of the textboxes is a maskedtextbox. When the date returned from the database is, like, 5/8/2005, the maskedtextbox will display "58/20/05__"
As a side note, this date, (5/8/2005) was put in to the database from this very same control, but it was typed in as 05/08/2005.
How do I get the proper date to display?
TIA
In my app, I retrieve data from the database and load textboxes. One of the textboxes is a maskedtextbox. When the date returned from the database is, like, 5/8/2005, the maskedtextbox will display "58/20/05__"
As a side note, this date, (5/8/2005) was put in to the database from this very same control, but it was typed in as 05/08/2005.
How do I get the proper date to display?
TIA
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If IsDate(VehicleList(i).Reg_Expr) Then
txtRegExpiry.Text = VehicleList(i).Reg_Expr.ToString("MM/dd/YYYY")
Else
txtRegExpiry.Text = ""
End If(Yes, it bothers me too that a variable for "Registration Expiration" is named "Reg_Expr", but that's the hand I was dealt.)
Assuming that txtRegExpiry is the MaskedTextBox, set its AllowPromptAsInput property to true before setting the text property.
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The combination between explicitly casting to date and formatting to a date string worked.
One small point, though, "MM/dd/YYYY" is invalid. It should have been "MM/dd/yyyy" (lowercase 'y'). With uppercase, the year does not show up.
One small point, though, "MM/dd/YYYY" is invalid. It should have been "MM/dd/yyyy" (lowercase 'y'). With uppercase, the year does not show up.
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BTW, CodeCruiser, your suggestion did not help. The maskedtextbox's "AllowPromptAsInput" was already set to true (as default, I would guess, since I never set it in the first place).
The uppercase Y slipped past me on my first post... Glad you got it sorted.
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The variable is a date type and contains the value
#11/15/2011#