trying to parse a string into a date

• sherm

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  April 16, 2015 at 6:10 am

  #317521

  Hi everyone,

  one of my columns in my sql-db is type of date

  the user inputs the date as a string and then the program converts it to a type date.

  this is what i have so far....

  Dim SD As String = "01/01/2263"

  Dim oDate As DateTime

  oDate = DateTime.Parse(SD)

  If IsDate(oDate) Then

  MsgBox("IsDate", MsgBoxStyle.Information, oDate)

  End If

  the above is a test to make sure the string (IsDate) 🙂

  i add a new row to the db

  ' with the "Nothing" word that Column will be blank

  Dim row As String() = New String() {"Someday", Nothing, Nothing, "Somewhere", "10", "339.64", "203.67", "700.67"}

  DataGridView1.Rows.Add(row)

  then i add the converted string to the row...

  DataGridView1.Rows(0).Cells(1).Value = oDate

  when i upload to the sqldb , sql tells me the the string is {"Failed to convert parameter value from a String to a DateTime."}

  any help would be nice..

  rdgs

• Eirikur Eiriksson

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  April 19, 2015 at 8:25 am

  #1791874

  Quick suggestion, use the ToString() method

  😎

  DataGridView1.Rows(0).Cells(1).Value = oDate.ToString()