Simple Conversion from String to Date

VS2005 in VB.NET
I have 2 simple textboxes (Textbox1, Textbox2) and they both have dates.
Textbox1=12/31/2006
Textbox2=12/15/2006
I need to convert these two textboxes that are in String format into Date
format and I'm not sure how. I tried this and I thought it would work, but
I get the
Conversion from string "TextBox1" to type 'Date' is not valid.
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Dim FromDate, ToDate As Date
FromDate = CType("TextBox1", Date)
ToDate = CType("Textbox2", Date)
Thanks and any help is greatly appreciated.it should be this:
FromDate = CType(TextBox1.Text, Date)
"Phillip Vong" <phillip_vong*at*yahoo*dot*com> wrote in message
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> VS2005 in VB.NET
> I have 2 simple textboxes (Textbox1, Textbox2) and they both have dates.
> Textbox1=12/31/2006
> Textbox2=12/15/2006
> I need to convert these two textboxes that are in String format into Date
> format and I'm not sure how. I tried this and I thought it would work,
> but I get the
> Conversion from string "TextBox1" to type 'Date' is not valid.
> --
> Dim FromDate, ToDate As Date
> FromDate = CType("TextBox1", Date)
> ToDate = CType("Textbox2", Date)
>
> Thanks and any help is greatly appreciated.
>
GJH,
To make it work without ever allowing an exception I do the
following...
Dim tmpDate as DateTime = DateTime.MinValue
If (Not DateTime.TryParse(TextBox1.Text, tmpDate)) Then
' the date is not valid and the tmp value is still MinValue
Else
' the date was parsed and tmpDate has the value
End If
By doing this you can place anything into the TextBox and it will not
cause an exception.
Brennan Stehling
http://brennan.offwhite.net/blog/
GJH wrote:
> it should be this:
> FromDate = CType(TextBox1.Text, Date)
>
> "Phillip Vong" <phillip_vong*at*yahoo*dot*com> wrote in message
> news:Ob8ePziGHHA.4712@.TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
Or use the IsDate(MyDateString) function.
OHM
http://TrainingOn.net
"Brennan Stehling" <offwhite@.gmail.com> wrote in message
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> GJH,
> To make it work without ever allowing an exception I do the
> following...
> Dim tmpDate as DateTime = DateTime.MinValue
> If (Not DateTime.TryParse(TextBox1.Text, tmpDate)) Then
> ' the date is not valid and the tmp value is still MinValue
> Else
> ' the date was parsed and tmpDate has the value
> End If
> By doing this you can place anything into the TextBox and it will not
> cause an exception.
> Brennan Stehling
> http://brennan.offwhite.net/blog/
> GJH wrote:
>
Thanks everyone!!!
"OHM" <lkjhlkj> wrote in message
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> Or use the IsDate(MyDateString) function.
> --
> OHM
> http://TrainingOn.net
>
> "Brennan Stehling" <offwhite@.gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1165520731.553926.162360@.j72g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>