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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
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DateTime today = DateTime.Today; // just the date
DateTime tomorrow = today.AddDays(1);
DateTime yesterday = today.AddDays(-1);
TimeSpan time = tomorrow &#8211; today;
int days = time.Days;
int hours = time.Hours;
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>I know we have all have to use dates at some time or another.  I came across this posting and thought I would list it here for you.  Hope it helps.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#21b183;font-family:Consolas;">DateTime </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">today = </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#21b183;font-family:Consolas;">DateTime</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">.Today; </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#26cd00;font-family:Consolas;">// just the date</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#21b183;font-family:Consolas;">DateTime </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">tomorrow = today.AddDays(1);</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#21b183;font-family:Consolas;">DateTime </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">yesterday = today.AddDays(-1);</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#21b183;font-family:Consolas;">TimeSpan </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">time = tomorrow &#8211; today;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">int </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">days = time.Days;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">int </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">hours = time.Hours;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">int </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">minutes = time.Minutes;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">int </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">seconds = time.Seconds;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">int </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">milliseconds = time.Milliseconds;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">time += </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">new </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#21b183;font-family:Consolas;">TimeSpan</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">(days, hours, minutes, seconds,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">milliseconds);</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Consolas;">As always, if there are any questions or suggestions, they are welcome. Thank you.</span></p>
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		<title>Working With Dates and Times Using ASP.NET VB</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Adams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know we have all have to use dates at some time or another.  I came across this posting and thought I would list it here for you.  Hope it helps.
Dim now As Date = Date.Now &#8216; date and time
Dim today As Date = Date.Today &#8216; just the date
Dim tomorrow As Date = today.AddDays(1)
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>I know we have all have to use dates at some time or another.  I came across this posting and thought I would list it here for you.  Hope it helps.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">Dim </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">now </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">As Date </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">= </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">Date</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">.Now </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:green;font-family:Consolas;">&#8216; date and time</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#26cd00;font-family:Consolas;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">Dim </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">today </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">As Date </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">= </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">Date</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">.Today </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:green;font-family:Consolas;">&#8216; just the date</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#26cd00;font-family:Consolas;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">Dim </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">tomorrow </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">As Date </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">= today.AddDays(1)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">Dim </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">yesterday </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">As Date </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">= today.AddDays(-1)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:green;font-family:Consolas;">&#8216; use parse functions to convert from strings</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">Dim </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">vb1 </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">As Date </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">= </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">Date</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">.Parse(</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#6e0000;font-family:Consolas;">&#8220;1991-05-01&#8243;</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:green;font-family:Consolas;">&#8216; use culture info to parse dates in regional formats</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">Dim </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">gb </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">As New </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">CultureInfo(</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#6e0000;font-family:Consolas;">&#8220;en-GB&#8221;</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">vb1 = </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">Date</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">.Parse(</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#6e0000;font-family:Consolas;">&#8220;01-05-1991&#8243;</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">, gb.DateTimeFormat)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:green;font-family:Consolas;">&#8216; format dates as strings</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">vb1.ToLongDateString() </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:green;font-family:Consolas;">&#8216; Wednesday, May 01, 1991</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#26cd00;font-family:Consolas;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">vb1.ToShortDateString() </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:green;font-family:Consolas;">&#8216; 5/1/1991</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">vb1.ToLongTimeString() </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:green;font-family:Consolas;">&#8216; 12:00:00 AM</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#26cd00;font-family:Consolas;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">vb1.ToShortTimeString() </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:green;font-family:Consolas;">&#8216; 12:00 AM</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">vb1.ToString(</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#6e0000;font-family:Consolas;">&#8220;u&#8221;</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">)</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:green;font-family:Consolas;"> &#8216; 1991-05-01 00:00:00Z</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#26cd00;font-family:Consolas;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">vb1.ToString(</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#6e0000;font-family:Consolas;">&#8220;yyyy-MM-dd&#8221;</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">)</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:green;font-family:Consolas;"> &#8216; 1991-05-01</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:green;font-family:Consolas;">&#8216; TimeSpan represents differnce between two dates</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">Dim </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">time </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">As </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">TimeSpan = tomorrow &#8211; today</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">Dim </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">days </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">As Integer </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">= time.Days</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">Dim </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">hours </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">As Integer </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">= time.Hours</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">Dim </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">minutes </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">As Integer </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">= time.Minutes</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">Dim </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">seconds </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">As Integer </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">= time.Seconds</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">Dim </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">milliseconds </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">As Integer </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">= time.Milliseconds</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:green;font-family:Consolas;">&#8216; Add time using other timespan instances</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">time.Add(</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">New </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">TimeSpan(days, hours, minutes, seconds,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">milliseconds))</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:green;font-family:Consolas;">&#8216; or</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">time += </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">New </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">TimeSpan(days, hours, minutes, seconds,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">milliseconds)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:green;font-family:Consolas;">&#8216; use a timespan to add time to a date</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">today.Add(time)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:green;font-family:Consolas;">&#8216; or</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">today += time</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:green;font-family:Consolas;">&#8216; timespan represented as Days.Hours:Minutes:Seconds:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:green;font-family:Consolas;">&#8216; Subseconds</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">time = TimeSpan.Parse(</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#6e0000;font-family:Consolas;">&#8220;1.2:3:4:5&#8243;</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:green;font-family:Consolas;">&#8216; or</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">If </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">TimeSpan.TryParse(Console.ReadLine(), time) </span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">Then</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;">Console.WriteLine(time)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:#0f61ff;font-family:Consolas;">End If</span><span style="font-size:11pt;color:black;font-family:Consolas;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Consolas;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Consolas;">As always, if there are any questions or suggestions, they are welcome. Thank you.</span></p>
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