Problem with Convert.ToDateTime in asp.net

Question

I have an application that works without any problem in a spanish server.

When i uploaded the application into the online server (an english windows), im getting exceptions (of type "input string is not a valid Datetime/Int32") with Convert.ToDateTime and Convert.ToInt32. Are any web.config line that could help me in this matter? I tried adding a globalization element with the Spanish culture, but didnt worked.

Could you give me a hand?

Thanks in advance. Josema.

cjk · Accepted Answer · 2009-03-25 08:02:40Z

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You need:

System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture = 
              new System.Globalization.CultureInfo("es-ES");
DateTime myDateTime = Convert.ToDateTime(string, culture);

answered Mar 25, 2009 at 8:02

cjk

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Josema Over a year ago

Hi ck, thanks for your fast answer, Are your lines the same than this?: 1º Put in a web config the Spanish culture 2º Datetime datetime=Convert.ToDatetime("01/2009"); Thanks. Josema.

eglasius Over a year ago

@Josema y, it will use the one in your web.config if you don't specify one explicitly.

eglasius Over a year ago

@Josema I assume this "Convert.ToDatetime("01/2009")" was just a typo and you have stuff like Convert.ToDateTime("31/01/2009")

Mitch Wheat · Accepted Answer · 2009-03-25 07:56:38Z

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Are you specifying a CultureInfo argument, as an IFormatProvider in your String.Format() calls?

answered Mar 25, 2009 at 7:56

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eglasius · Accepted Answer · 2009-03-25 08:18:37Z

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You might have set uiculture instead of culture in the globalization element, see: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bz9tc508.aspx.

...
    <globalization culture="es-MX" />
...

You can also try using a more specific culture (like the one above es - mexico).

Ps. I have a site working like that (actually with culture="en" as in my case I needed to force english as my development computer was configured with spanish at the time).

edited Mar 25, 2009 at 8:18

answered Mar 25, 2009 at 7:57

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eglasius Over a year ago

@Josema Try the variation with the more specific culture, specially given your scenario seemed to work when specifying it explicitely as in ck answer.

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