How to convert string with unusual format into datetime

Question

I\'m using .NET 3.5 and I have a date that comes in as string in the following format:

Tue Jan 20 20:47:43 GMT 2009

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Answer 1

Try to do a DateTime.Parse("Tue Jan 20 20:47:43 GMT 2009") and see if it accepts it.

Here's a good link for custom DateTime formatting.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8kb3ffffd4.aspx

I hope that helps.