Converting Dates

[Silmar01]

Any idea how I can get his to read for example September 2002 <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "CompletionDate")%>

[Richard Deeming]

Assuming CompletionDate is stored as a DateTime object, try:

DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "CompletionDate", "MMMM yyyy")

NB: The case is important - M means month, m means minutes.

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[Silmar01]

hmm tried that by editing the line to the following <%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "CompletionDate", "MMMM yyyy")%> yet it just prints out MMMM yyyy instead of any date

[Richard Deeming]

Whoops! :-O That should be:

DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "CompletionDate", "{0:MMMM yyyy}")

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"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer

[Silmar01]

Yeap just got it as you replied. Thanks for leading me in the right direction :) Certainly different from using MonthName() :-O