= Discussion =
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 * Originator: BenAllums
 * Created on: <<DateTime(2009-05-29T22:49:16Z)>>
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I also wanted to direct you to Microsoft's documentation for formatting strings with C#/.Net:

  [[http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/az4se3k1.aspx|Standard Date and Time Format Strings]]

Basically, you can alter/replace "String.Format()" with the available options:

    result = String.Format("{0:r}", dateTime);

I'd recommend that you copy the TicksAsRFC1123() function, rename it, and play with the format options.

{{{
   public string  TicksAsRFC1123(long  ticks)
   {
     string    result;
     DateTime  dateTime;

     dateTime = new DateTime(ticks);
     result = String.Format("{0:r}", dateTime);

     return result;
   }

   public string  TicksAsMyFormat(long  ticks)
   {
     string    result;
     DateTime  dateTime;

     dateTime = new DateTime(ticks);
     result = String.Format("{0:d}", dateTime);

     return result;
   }
}}}

-- BenAllums

To add to Ben's note, if you use: 

{{{
   public string  TicksAsMyFormat(long  ticks)
   {
     string    result;
     DateTime  dateTime;

     dateTime = new DateTime(ticks);
     result = String.Format("{0:d}", dateTime);

     return result;
}}}

note specifically the '''{0:d}''', your date format will simply be mm/dd/yyyy. The "d", rather than the "r" makes the difference. 

-- Marsha Lofthouse