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Converts string to DateTime using the specified culture-specific format information
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Imports System.Globalization
Module ParseDate
Public Sub Main()
Dim cultures() As CultureInfo = {CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("en-US"), _
CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("fr-FR"), _
CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("de-DE")}
Dim dateStrings() As String = {"01/10/2009 7:34 PM", _
"10.01.2009 19:34", _
"10-1-2009 19:34" }
For Each culture As CultureInfo In cultures
Dim dateValue As Date
Console.WriteLine(culture.Name)
For Each dateString As String In dateStrings
Try
dateValue = Date.Parse(dateString, culture)
Console.WriteLine(" Converted '{0}' to {1}.",dateString, dateValue.ToString("f", culture))
Catch e As FormatException
Console.WriteLine(" Unable to convert '{0}' for culture {1}.",dateString, culture.Name)
End Try
Next
Next
End Sub
End Module
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