create a date

[Guest]

ok, simple question......
i want to set a datetime var with a specific date
i try
Dim d As DateTime
d.date = "05/05/2005"
or
d = 20050705
and so on,... how do i do it
thanks this is a basic basic one for most i guess..
thanks
kes

 

[Peter D. Dunlap]

ok, simple question......
i want to set a datetime var with a specific date
i try
Dim d As DateTime
d.date = "05/05/2005"
or
d = 20050705
and so on,... how do i do it
thanks this is a basic basic one for most i guess..
thanks
kes

Try d = DateTime.Parse("5/5/2005")

 

[Guest]

Try:
d = CDate("05/05/2005")

 

[Mythran]

ok, simple question......
i want to set a datetime var with a specific date
i try
Dim d As DateTime
d.date = "05/05/2005"
or
d = 20050705
and so on,... how do i do it
thanks this is a basic basic one for most i guess..
thanks
kes

The others would work, but so does this

Dim d As DateTime = New DateTime(2005, 05, 05) ' year, month, day

HTH,
Mythran

 

[Guest]

you guys are too great. I know this was a no-brainer, but i get these brain
blocks, and, well....
thanks
kes

 

[Guest]

you guys are too great. I know this was a no-brainer, but i get these brain
blocks, and, well....
thanks
kes

 

[Guest]

you guys are too great. I know this was a no-brainer, but i get these brain
blocks, and, well....
thanks
kes