microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.aspnet.mobile

Chance Hopkins

3/23/2005 7:23:00 AM

It''s this line:
tempdate = itm.Text

you are casting a string to a datetime object

You need something like this:

''Put this outside the for each loop
''no point in defining it againa and again.
Dim tempdate As Date

For Each itm As ListItem In drplstDate.Items
tempdate = System.DateTime.Parse(itm.Text)
itm.Text = tempdate.ToShortDateString()
Next


or one line

For Each itm As ListItem In drplstDate.Items
itm.Text = System.DateTime.Parse(itm.Text).ToShortDateString()
Next


"aileen82" <aileen82.1mavtp@mail.codecomments.com> wrote in message
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>
> hello,
>
> i am facing problem in formatting the date in dropdown list. below is
> my source code:
>
> myConn.Open()
> drCin = cmdCin.ExecuteReader
> radSelectCinema.DataSource = drCin
> radSelectCinema.DataTextField = "Cin_Name"
> radSelectCinema.DataValueField = "Cin_ID"
> radSelectCinema.DataBind()
> drCin.Close()
>
> drDate = cmdDate.ExecuteReader
> drplstDate.DataSource = drDate
> drplstDate.DataTextField = "Show_Date"
> drplstDate.DataBind()
> drDate.Close()
> myConn.Close()
>
>
> For Each itm As ListItem In drplstDate.Items
> Dim tempdate As Date
>
> tempdate = itm.Text
> itm.Text = tempdate.ToShortDateString()
> Next
>
> The code works fine in ASP.net but when i copy and run it in ASP.Net
> mobile, i got the error as "InvalidCastException: Specified cast is not
> valid."
>
> Here is the source error:
> Line 68: myConn.Close()
> Line 69:
> Line 70: For Each itm As ListItem In drplstDate.Items
> Line 71: Dim tempdate As Date
> Line 72:
>
> Stack Trace:
> [InvalidCastException: Specified cast is not valid.]
> MobileWebApplication1.ShowtimesMenu.Page_Load(Object sender,
> EventArgs e) in
> C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\MobileWebApplication1\ShowtimesMenu.aspx.vb:70
> System.Web.UI.Control.OnLoad(EventArgs e)
> System.Web.UI.MobileControls.MobilePage.OnLoad(EventArgs e)
> System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive()
> System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain()
>
> i also facing problem wif formatting the date in mobile list control.
> Do anyone know how to format the date to shortdatestring in mobile list
> control??
>
> Thanksss...
>
>
>
> --
> aileen82
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