DateTime.Parse Problem

[Wesley008]

Alright, well this code has been working fine for a bit now, I guess since I was selecting double digit numbers in my Month Calendar but now since its in the Single Digits I'm getting a Error and I know why.

Dim testStr As String = DRow.Item("Date (D/M/Y)").ToString()
            Dim sr As New SelectionRange()
            sr.Start = DateTime.Parse(testStr.Substring(testStr.IndexOf("Start: ") + 7, 10))
            sr.End = DateTime.Parse(testStr.Substring(testStr.IndexOf("End: ") + 5, 10))

Where +7 and +5 are right beside it ", 10" thats where my error is. 10 is for Double Digits while 9 is for Single Digits, is it possible for me to figure out this way in a different matter? Heres 2 Examples:

Start: 10/8/2008 End: 10/14/2008 < works with , 10 and nine but only grabs 200 and not the 8
Start: 10/1/2008 End: 10/4/2008 < works with , 9

[stanav]

You split the string by "End:", then work on individual string of the array. Something like this:

Dim s As String = "Start: 10/8/2008 End: 10/14/2008"
Dim parts() As String = s.Split("End:")
Dim startDate As Date = Date.Parse(parts(0).Replace("Start:", "").Trim())
Dim endDate As Date = Date.Parse(parts(1).Trim())

And of course, you need to implement errror handling to your code, like using Date.TryParse instead of Date.Parse.
Since you know the format of the date, you can also use Date.TryParseExact and pass in the date format.

[dbasnett]

        Dim s As String = "Start:  10/8/2008 End:  10/14/2008"
        Dim parts() As String
        s = s.Replace("  ", " ")
        parts = s.Split(" "c)
        Dim startDate As Date = Date.Parse(parts(1))
        Dim endDate As Date = Date.Parse(parts(3))