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ASP.NET / VB: Friendly Date Format

Posted on 2012-12-27

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Response.write(Request.Params("expire"))
This has a format like:
11/12/2015

I would like it to be like this:
November 12, 2015

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Question by:hankknight

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by:CodeCruiser

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ID: 387247662012-12-27

Try

Response.write(DateTime.Parse(Request.Params("expire")).ToString("MMM yyyy"))

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/zdtaw1bw.aspx

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by:käµfm³d 👽

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ID: 387247812012-12-27

I think CodeCruiser's format should be this instead:

ToString("MMMM dd, yyyy")

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by:Imran Javed Zia

Imran Javed Zia earned 50 total points

ID: 387247842012-12-27

Hi,

You can use following code,
Just make sure that Request.Params("expire") contains valid date.

Response.Write(Convert.ToDateTime(Request.Params("expire"))).ToString("MMMM dd, yyyy"))

Thanks

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