[RESOLVED] DateTime format validation method using DateTime.TryParse() always returns false??

[DavesChillaxin]

So, simply put I made a quick method that returns true if a format provided is a valid for a date time to string representation..
This all seems like it should work to me, and even with some googling I've had no luck.

The method is..

    Private Function ValidateDateTimeFormat(ByVal format As String) As Boolean
        Dim dt As DateTime = DateTime.MinValue
        Dim result As Boolean = False

        If DateTime.TryParse(format, dt) Then 'Also tried...and TryParseExact as some forum solutions suggested.
        'If DateTime.TryParse(format, System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, Globalization.DateTimeStyles.None, dt) Then
            result = True
        End If
        dt = Nothing
        Return result
    End Function

Results(for me) are...
yyyy = False
dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy = False
etc etc..

In all honestly I manually set my condition to true and everything displays fine, just as it should. Only when I replace that True with my method does it always returns false, no matter the format provided.



Thanks in advance
David Carrigan