DateTime Parse from String with specified format

Question

I am trying to extract datetime info from

"2012/04/03 10:06:21:611747"

using format

String dateformat = @"yyyy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss:ffffff";

Getting an exception - any help is appreciated.

Full code

 String dateformat = @"yyyy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss:ffffff";
 readonly CultureInfo _provider = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture;
 DateTime dateTime = DateTime.ParseExact(line, dateformat, _provider);

Try capital MM for month. What exception are you getting?

kaj
– kaj

2012-04-11 11:40:59 +00:00
Commented Apr 11, 2012 at 11:40 — kaj
– kaj, Commented Apr 11, 2012 at 11:40

ionden · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-11 11:38:43Z

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Use MM for months:

 String dateformat = @"yyyy/MM/dd hh:mm:ss:ffffff";

answered Apr 11, 2012 at 11:38

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 11:56:27Z

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Your format should be:

yyyy/MM/dd hh:mm:ss:ffffff

You have a lower case m for month which is incorrect.

Have a look at this answer for more info: .Net: DateTime String format

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Marco · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-11 11:38:18Z

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You should use

String dateformat = @"yyyy/MM/dd hh:mm:ss:ffffff";

MM is for month, while mm is for minutes!!

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Marco · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-11 11:45:12Z

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Use

String dateformat = @"yyyy/MM/dd hh:mm:ss:ffffff";

Use MM for month.
The exception was ocurring due to confusion in interpreting m at two different places.

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AYK · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-11 14:26:56Z

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Replace mm with MM

This link will help

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