>>Hi All,
>>
>>I have a web form with 3 textboxes to receive dates also I have a custom validator and a method (validate_date) to validate one of the dates.
>>

>>private void Validate_date( object sender, ServerValidateEventArgs e)
>>{
>>			lblMessage.Text = "";
>>			e.IsValid = true;
>>			
>>			if ( !IsDate( e.Value) )
>>			{
>>				e.IsValid = false;
>>				
>>				cv_IssuedDate.ErrorMessage = "Invalid Date!";
>>				lblMessage.Text = "Issued Date Invalid";
>>			}
>>		}
>>
>>		public bool IsDate(string sdate)
>>		{
>>			DateTime dt;
>>			bool isDate = true;
>>			try
>>			{
>>				dt = DateTime.Parse(sdate);
>>			}
>>			catch (Exception e)
>>			{
>>				isDate = false;
>>				lblMessage.Text = e.Message;
>>			}
>>			return isDate;
>>		}
>>

>>The problem is that is always returning Invalid date even when I type a correct date
>>Ex 01/01/01 or 01/01/2000
>>
>>Any help would appreciated,
>>
>>thanks
>
>William,
>
>Have you looked at what the date format settings are on your computer through the Control Panel?

Hi Gearge,

thanks for your reply. This is the display format mm/dd/yyyy.