date validation?

[Null]

How to write an IsDate function that actually checks for a particular date
format?

Using try-catch on Convert.ToDateTime(sDate) doesn't catch invalid entry
(i.e. 5/2000).....I want the dates to be input as mm/dd/yyyy OR m/d/yyyy OR
m/d/yy (etc.)....

Any thoughts?

[Alvin Bruney]

a regex would come in handy here [url]http://regexlib.com/[/url]
or do a cheesy
System.DateTime myDateTime = DateTime.Parse(testString);

and check myDateTime for validity. I prefer regex though

"Null" <farthumstill@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> How to write an IsDate function that actually checks for a particular date
> format?
>
> Using try-catch on Convert.ToDateTime(sDate) doesn't catch invalid entry
> (i.e. 5/2000).....I want the dates to be input as mm/dd/yyyy OR m/d/yyyy

OR

> m/d/yy (etc.)....
>
> Any thoughts?
>
>