I am storing the current date to a text box with the following code.

this.txtDob.Text = System.DateTime.Today.ToString("dd/MM/yyyy") ;

I am then trying to save the date into a dataset created from an XML file. When it tries to save this.txtDob.Text I receive the following error.

An unhandled exception of type 'System.ArgumentException' occurred in System.Data.dll

Additional information: Couldn't store in db Column. Expected type is DateTime.

I have tried using System.DateTime.Parse(this.txtDob.Text) but that causes another error.

I think it's caused by the British date format.

Any ideas on how to proceed?

Thanks.

John