Refer
[url]http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/Code/2003/June/FormatDataGridData.asp[/url]
[url]http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/Code/2003/June/DataFormatString.asp[/url]

HTH
Regards
Sushila
..NET MVP

"Manu" <ecy@bezeqint.net> wrote in message news:0c8a01c33a96$dac16a40$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> When Creating a DataGrid it possible format every item
> using the DataGrid Property builder.
> In the builder under Bound column we will find data
> formatting expression field which according to MS help
> should contain an expression that will be applied on the
> column's data before presenting it. For example it is
> written that transforming Date/time format to a short
> presentation should be done here. It was not written HOW
> to write these formatting expressions.
>
> I would like to show a field of type Date/Time in it's
> short version (only dd/mm/yyyy) in a DataGrid. What
> expression should I use in the data formatting expression
> field?
>