String was not recognized as a valid DateTime ParseExact

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I am trying to parse a date in c# and have the following line of code

DateTime.ParseExact(DateSelected, "ddd MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy", Culture)

when I debug DateSelected is coming in as "Tue Feb 16 12:36:41 CST 2010" but I get an expection saying "String was not recognized as a valid DateTime."

What is "Culture" ? It should be an English speaking culture. — Philippe Leybaert, Feb 02 '10 at 19:14

score 7 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:34

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Following this previous question, zone abbreviations are not recognized. Try this:

DateTime parsed = DateTime.ParseExact(
    "Tue Feb 16 12:36:41 CST 2010".Replace("CST", "+02:00"), 
    "ddd MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy",
    new CultureInfo("en-GB"));

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answered Feb 02 '10 at 19:46

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This could be pretty clean, if there was a comprehensive list of timezeones. – John Gietzen Feb 02 '10 at 19:49
How can I convert it to year-month-day ---> 2011-06-20. I don't need the additional info like CST Tue Feb and hours. can someone please? – Tassisto Jun 01 '11 at 13:06

String was not recognized as a valid DateTime ParseExact

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