Date Format again...

[bungpeng]

I want to get today date in dd/MM/yyyy format, but no matter what method I use, I still can't get the format I want.

 

txtDate.Text = Format(Now, "dd/MM/yyyy")

txtDate.Text = Now.ToString("dd/MM/yyyy")

txtDate.Text = Format(Today.Date, "dd/MM/yyyy")

 

I still get date in dd-MM-yyyy, example: 19-02-2004

 

If I move this application to other PC, it work fine. I just want to know which Windows setting affect the result?

[Nerseus]

If you use Now.ToString("dd/MM/yyyy") it should override any built in windows settings. I thought the Windows settings were only used for formats like "d" or "D". Can you double check that using the above doesn't work on some machines?

 

-nerseus

[HJB417]

run this on your machine(s) and tell me what is the value of the variable data

 

string data = DateTime.Now.ToString("dd/MM/yyyy");

[bungpeng]

Nerseus:

Last time I also thought like you. But now I can't explain why this thing happen.

 

HJB417:

I get the same result: 19-02-2004

 

The special about my PC is I am using Chinese version of Windows2000 Pro, but this function nothing to do with my Windows version right?

[HJB417]

ok, what about this

 

const int enUS = 0x0409;
System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture = new System.Globalization.CultureInfo(enUS); 
string data = DateTime.Now.ToString("dd/MM/yyyy", culture);

 

I'm still unsure but it probably has something to do with it being chinese. It states that "This method uses formatting information derived from the current culture.". On my machine, default is us, and it works correctly. If run the code above, and change the value of enUs to 0x0804 which is the code for Chinese - China, my results are the same as your first post. So it has to do w/ your culture code.

Edited February 19, 2004 by HJB417

[bungpeng]

Problem solved! Thank you very much!