Module ConversionToDateTime
Public Sub Main()
Dim dateString As String
dateString = "05/01/2010"
ConvertToDateTime(dateString)
dateString = "Tue Apr 28, 2010"
ConvertToDateTime(dateString)
dateString = "06 July 2010 7:32:47 AM"
ConvertToDateTime(dateString)
dateString = "17:32:47.003"
ConvertToDateTime(dateString)
End Sub
Private Sub ConvertToDateTime(value As Object)
Dim convertedDate As Date
Try
convertedDate = Convert.ToDateTime(value)
Console.WriteLine("'{0}' converts to {1}.", value, convertedDate)
Catch e As FormatException
Console.WriteLine("'{0}' is not in the proper format.", value)
Catch e As InvalidCastException
Console.WriteLine("Conversion of the {0} '{1}' is not supported", _
value.GetType().Name, value)
End Try
End Sub
End Module