Duplicate: How to truncate a date in
.net?
I have datetime field containing '4/1/2009 8:00:00AM'. I want to get '4/1/2009' without the time.
Use the Date property of the datetime field (if you need to do this on the client)
DateTime.Date will give you just the date portion of the datetime if you want to pass it around your application
If you are inside of .NET as it appears that you are based on the tags
dim myDate as DateTime = DateTime.Parse('4/1/2009 8:00:00AM')
dim myDesiredValue as String = myDate.ToShortDateString()
This is C# (yeah - I know you want VB) but given that none of the following uses anything other than DataTime then it should give you want you want...
string foo = "4/1/2009 8:00:00AM";
DateTime bar = DateTime.Parse(foo);
string output = bar.ToString("M/d/yyyy");
Depends on your database server, but in sql server I normally use this in my sql query:
CAST(FLOOR(CAST([MyDateTimeColumn] AS float)) AS datetime)
CONVERT(varchar,mydate,101)
CONVERT(DATE, dateFieldName)
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I'm currently working with a client that has a VB.NET web application that was developed internally. They've got everything storing to an Access database which they cannot alter or change for their own reasons. I'm not familiar with any of these technologies, so I'm hoping you may have a solution.
The client has a date field that they are only capturing mm/yyyy or blank. They need this information to save to a datetime field in the database. I'm trying to work up a statement that will automatically take the date entered and convert from mm/yyyy to mm/01/yyyy if the date is provided, or 01/01/1970 if the field was left blank. Can anyone assist?
If we are talking about MS Access functions DateSerial is what you are looking for. The basic syntax is below. If the stored value is text you will need to use the Mid function to parse the text into the year and month and you can use use a hard coded 1 for the day.
DateSerial ( year, month, day )
This function can be used in a select or update. Additional logic will be required to provide a default value for the blank result. Typically in Access this type of logic is done with an IIF.
You can use a combination of the IIf,IsNull and CDate functions, like so:
IIf(IsNull([YourDateFField]),#1/1/1970#,CDate([YourDateFField]))
This tests if your field is null and if yes it returns 1/1/1970, if no it will convert your date string to an actual date (e.g. CDate("04/2014") will return 4/1/2014)
This (MSAccess/VBA) function will do what you are asking. If you pass-in a string like mm/yyyy, it will return a datetime like mm/01/yyyy. However, if the string does not fit that pattern (or equiv), the function will return a date time of 1/1/1970, like you asked.
'in MSAccess:
Public Function mmyyyyToDate(mmyyyy As String) As Datetime
If IsDate(Replace(mmyyyy, "/", "/01/")) Then
Return CDate(Replace(mmyyyy, "/", "/01/"))
Else
Return #1/1/1970#
End If
End Function
It would be more efficient to run it in MSAccess, but if you want to run it in VB.net instead, the syntax is different:
'in VB.NET
Public Function mmyyyyToDate(mmyyyy As Object, Optional defaultDate As DateTime = "1/1/1970") As DateTime
Dim re As DateTime
If Convert.IsDbNull(mmyyyy)
return defaultDate
ElseIf DateTime.TryParse(Replace(mmyyyy, "/", "/01/"), re) Then
Return re
Else
Return defaultDate
End If
End Function
Example of running it:
'MSAccess query syntax
INSERT INTO NewDateTable (NewDateColumn)
SELECT mmyyyyToDate(oldColumn) FROM OldTable
If you can't add a new function to the MSAccess DB, you could turn this function into an inline statement (by using an IIF), but it looks pretty ugly:
'MSAccess query syntax
INSERT INTO NewDateTable (NewDateColumn)
SELECT IIF(IsDate(Replace(oldColumn, "/", "/01/")), Replace(mmyyyy, "/", "/01/"), #1/1/1970#)
FROM OldTable
I am currently working on a website that offers tutoring services and I have been stuck on this issue quite a while..
I have 2 text boxes where the user chooses a start date and a finish date, when the user clicks view he would be suppose to see the results in a gridview. I am using FormParameters to insert the date into the query.
SelectCommand of the sqldatasource
SelectCommand="SELECT [Session].Session_num AS Num, [Session].Session_Time_Stamp AS Session_Date, Student.Student_First & ' ' & Student.Student_Last AS Student FROM (([Session] INNER JOIN Student ON [Session].Student_Num = Student.Student_Num) INNER JOIN Class ON [Session].Class_ID = Class.Class_ID) WHERE ((([Session].Session_Time_Stamp) Between #firstdate And #seconddate))">
Parameters of the SqlDataSource
<SelectParameters>
<asp:FormParameter Name="firstdate" Type="DateTime"/>
<asp:FormParameter Name="seconddate" Type="DateTime"/>
</SelectParameters>
This is executed when the user clicks the view button, it is where I set the values of the parameters and execute the sql select.
Dim fdate As DateTime = Format(CDate(txtStartDate.Text), "MM/dd/yyyy")
Dim ldate As DateTime = Format(CDate(txtEndDate.Text), "MM/dd/yyyy")
gridTutor.SelectParameters("firstdate").DefaultValue = fdate
gridTutor.SelectParameters("seconddate").DefaultValue = ldate
gridTutor.Select(DataSourceSelectArguments.Empty)
gridTutorSessions.DataBind()
fdate and ldate are not empty, however after this is executed the query result is empty. Could it be that wrong methods to execute the select?
Edit: I realized the problem is probably with the query and DateTime format. When I transformed my textbox value to DateTime it put it like this #2/20/2014#. However, it doesn't return anything even if there are values between the two dates.
If anybody have an access query with DateTime I would like to see it. Thanks
I managed to fix it by formatting the date in my access database it's not the best solution but it is a fix for the situation
I believe you need to manually set fdate and ldate just before you do your 'selectparameters' (i.e. use "fdate = Format(CDate(txtStartDate.Text), "MM/dd/yyyy")". According to the following, values asigned to Dim in the manner you have would not reflect the realtime values you want. See the following regarding VB: "You can assign a value to a variable when it is created. For a value type, you use an initializer to supply an expression to be assigned to the variable. The expression must evaluate to a constant that can be calculated at compile time.
I have a database with a DateTime column, and want to compare it to some DateTimeOffset. The DateTime column is in (server) local time. There is nothing I can do about that apart from rant about the WTF'yness of it, which I like to do frequently and vehemently, so I can skip it here for now.
I'd like to be able to select all rows from the table where DateTime x happens before my DateTimeOffset. I can live with assuming that if it is DST on the server now, the DateTime column is also in DST and the other way around. These times will be localised around 'now', with the DateTime (almost) always being in the past few hours. I'll take the DST change on the chin when it happens, but the solution shouldn't be always wrong in either DST or non-DST.
As a bonus requirement, the table is large, so performing any manipulation on the DateTime is out of the question. What it comes down to I suppose is I'm looking for the equivalent of
DECLARE #dto datetimeoffset(4) = '12-10-25 12:32:10 +06:00';
DECLARE #dt datetime = --this is where the magic happens?
SELECT * FROM MyTable WHERE datetimecol < #dt
could anyone help me making the magic happen?
You'll need a SQL CLR function to do this. Inspired by this post, I wrote the following:
using System;
using Microsoft.SqlServer.Server;
public class UserDefinedFunctions
{
[SqlFunction(IsDeterministic = false)]
public static DateTime? ConvertDateTimeOffsetToLocalDateTime(DateTimeOffset? dto)
{
if (!dto.HasValue)
return null;
return dto.Value.ToLocalTime().DateTime;
}
}
You can compile this yourself if you like, or just deploy it using the following, which contains the serialized binary and SQL deployment script:
EXEC sp_configure 'clr enabled', 1;
GO
RECONFIGURE
GO
CREATE ASSEMBLY [SqlClrDateTime]
FROM 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WITH PERMISSION_SET = SAFE
GO
CREATE FUNCTION dbo.ConvertDateTimeOffsetToLocalDateTime(#dto datetimeoffset)
RETURNS datetime2
AS EXTERNAL NAME SqlClrDateTime.UserDefinedFunctions.ConvertDateTimeOffsetToLocalDateTime
GO
And here is how you can use it in your scenario:
DECLARE #dto datetimeoffset(4) = '12-10-25 12:32:10 +06:00'
DECLARE #dt datetime = dbo.ConvertDateTimeOffsetToLocalDateTime(#dto)
SELECT * FROM MyTable WHERE datetimecol < #dt
In my SQL database, I have a column formatted as DateTime and when I retrieve data from that column in ASP.NET, I catch it on the Date variable, than pass the value to textbox:
Dim Y As Date = dt.Rows(0)("SCH_DATE")
txtSchedDate.Text = Y.Date.ToString
but when I debug my website, the txtSchedDate.Text still gives me the full DateTime value:
7/17/2013 12:00:00 AM
is it possible to eliminate the time value here and just return the date?
Have you tried using something like
txtSchedDate.Text = Y.Date.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy")
or which ever format you wish to display.
Have a look at
DateTime.ToString Method (String)
Converts the value of the current DateTime object to its equivalent
string representation using the specified format.
Custom Date and Time Format Strings
Standard Date and Time Format Strings
Convert.ToDateTime(dt.Rows(0)("SCH_DATE")).ToString("M/d/yyy")
you can get date by txtSchedDate.Text = Y.Date.ToShortDateString()
Besides answers above, you can try converting it in SQL server
SELECT CONVERT(varchar(15), GETDATE(), 11)
Keep in mind after converting it's VARCHAR(15) instead of DATETIME.
Once you have a Date object, you can get the constituent pieces if you wish as well, like this:
Dim Y As Date = dt.Rows(0)("SCH_DATE")
txtSchedDate.Text = Y.Date.Year & "-" & Y.Date.Month & "-" & Y.Date.Day
Or you can use the custom and standard date and time format strings mentioned by others.
I have a Session variable in which i have stored one date '22/7/2009'.Now i want to convert value in session to datetime. I tried folowing code:
Session("AppointmentDate") = Request.QueryString("ADate")
Dim s as datetime=Convert.ToDateTime(Session("AppointmentDate"))
But error is showing as 'string is not recognized as a valid datetime'.
Can anybody help me to convert value in Session to date?
Why don't you put the value into the session as a DateTime?
Failing that, use :-
Use :-
DateTime.ParseExact(
myDateString,
"d/M/yyyy",
System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture);
Where myDateString contains your value from Session["AppointmentDate"]
Use DateTime.ParseExact to specify the date format string. I think it'd be something like:
dateValue = Date.ParseExact(dateString, "d", frFR, DateTimeStyles.None)
or
dateValue = Date.ParseExact(dateString, "dd/M/yyyy", enUS, DateTimeStyles.None)
I think you need to store your date as 22/07/2009 so that Convert.ToDateTime() could recognize it.