>How did you code that? You probably need to use typeof(DateTime) and a string value:
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>[DefaultValue(typeof(DateTime), "5/27/08")]
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>I'm not sure (because I haven't actually tried it), but you *might* be able to get away with this:
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>[DefaultValue(typeof(DateTime), DateTime.Today.ToString())]
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>~~Bonnie
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The second version didn't work, but the first did. I was trying DefaultValue(DateTime.Today) and also was trying to use Convert class, but didn't think of adding typeof at the beginning.