c# - Convert.DateTime throws error: String was not recognized as a valid DateTime for "06-13-2012"

Question

I am inserting a date into my database, the value which comes from:

s.theDate = Convert.ToDateTime("06-13-2012");

and I get the error, "String was not recognized as a valid DateTime". How do I resolve this?

Answer 1

Try this:

DateTime.ParseExact("06-13-2012", "MM-dd-yyyy", System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)