[dba-VB] VB.Net Date/time in specific format

jwcolby jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Mon May 5 12:07:37 CDT 2008


I can do that.  Thanks.

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com


Charlotte Foust wrote:
>  I would strongly suggest you use an underscore rather than a hyphen in
> your file name.  We've encountered various situations where the hyphen
> is treated as an invalid character, particularly when transferring files
> electronically.
> 
> Charlotte Foust
> 
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> Subject: [dba-VB] VB.Net Date/time in specific format
> 
> I need to get the current date / time in a format that does not include
> : or /, IOW "20030123-082347".  I need it in this format for appending
> to a file name so that the name is unique and sorts in the directory.
> 
> Has anyone already done this, or know how it is done?  I can get the
> year part etc., but I am not finding hour, minute or second, and I am
> just wondering if someone has code already built.
> 
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