USAGE of DateTime.GetDateTimeFormats()

[Sugandh Jain]

Hi,



I am using dotnet framework 2.0, visual studio 2005.



We are using DateTime.Now.ToUniversalTime().GetDateTimeFormats()[105] to
format the string in particular format and using parseint64 after that to
generate an id after removing the - and spaces and other things.

Now, on my system

DateTime.Now.ToUniversalTime().GetDateTimeFormats()[105] returns "09-Jan-07
06:50:07 PM"(Un Desirable) while on all other machines in our project this
returns in the format "2007-01-09 18:50:07". (Desirable Format)

How to ensure that the same value is returned in all the machines?

Regards,

Sugandh

 

[Leyow]

Not sure how to ensure the date time format is returned the same but I think
your difference in date time format is likely to be the locale settings on
the systems being different.

 

[John J. Hughes II]

I normally do something like this, the format never changes. You should be
able to do the same with universal time.

DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyyMMddhhmmssffffff");

Regard,
John

 

[Sugandh Jain]

What you have told is a nice way. but this is taking hour in 12 hour format,
but I want it in 24 hour format, because I have to it to generate ID's which
always increase in value.
How to use it in 24 hr Format does not help..
making "hh" to "hhhh"

Regards,
Sugandh

I normally do something like this, the format never changes. You should
be able to do the same with universal time.

DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyyMMddhhmmssffffff");

Regard,
John

Hi,



I am using dotnet framework 2.0, visual studio 2005.



We are using DateTime.Now.ToUniversalTime().GetDateTimeFormats()[105]
to format the string in particular format and using parseint64 after that
to generate an id after removing the - and spaces and other things.

Now, on my system

DateTime.Now.ToUniversalTime().GetDateTimeFormats()[105] returns
"09-Jan-07 06:50:07 PM"(Un Desirable) while on all other machines in our
project this returns in the format "2007-01-09 18:50:07". (Desirable
Format)

How to ensure that the same value is returned in all the machines?

Regards,

Sugandh

 

[John J. Hughes II]

hh = 12 hour time
HH = 24 hour time

Regards,
John

What you have told is a nice way. but this is taking hour in 12 hour
format, but I want it in 24 hour format, because I have to it to generate
ID's which always increase in value.
How to use it in 24 hr Format does not help..
making "hh" to "hhhh"

Regards,
Sugandh

I normally do something like this, the format never changes. You should
be able to do the same with universal time.

DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyyMMddhhmmssffffff");

Regard,
John

Hi,



I am using dotnet framework 2.0, visual studio 2005.



We are using DateTime.Now.ToUniversalTime().GetDateTimeFormats()[105]
to format the string in particular format and using parseint64 after
that to generate an id after removing the - and spaces and other things.

Now, on my system

DateTime.Now.ToUniversalTime().GetDateTimeFormats()[105] returns
"09-Jan-07 06:50:07 PM"(Un Desirable) while on all other machines in our
project this returns in the format "2007-01-09 18:50:07". (Desirable
Format)

How to ensure that the same value is returned in all the machines?

Regards,

Sugandh