using System; using System.Globalization; public class DateTimeParser { public static void Main() { DateTime dateValue; string dateString = "2/16/2010 12:15:12 PM"; try { dateValue = DateTime.Parse(dateString); Console.WriteLine("'{0}' converted to {1}.", dateString, dateValue); } catch (FormatException) { Console.WriteLine("Unable to convert '{0}'.", dateString); } } }