C# .NET - Input string was not in a correct format

Hi, In a windows form I have code ..
 When I run this form, i get the expected output.
 Now I created a setup project of the same application which contains only this code. The setup is running proper and giving the proper input , but......... when I run this setup on the different machine (which is not a development machine ..but having 2.0 framework installed) it gives me error..

ex.StackTrace -> at System.TimeSpan.StringParser.Parse(String s)
ex.InnerException -> at System.TimeSpan.Parse(String s)
 ex.Message-> at ... Input string was not in a correct format
ex.Source -> mscorlib

Can anybody help me out? ???? it's urgent

Hi,

What are the locale of the two machines?

Conversions of DateTime values take into account the current computer locale for globalization.

For example, my locale is en-GB so I can parse en-GB correct dates.

The second computer you run this on could be a different locale, therefore the time you are giving it is not in the correct format for that country/language.

Adam

Hi,
thanks for a quick reply ..
but I want my application run on any machine..
So what should I implement to avoid this locale?

Hi,

its not a culture specific issue.

you are getting negative values for Hours, minute and second when the utc time is less than the date you have given.

so, try this...

_tempTotalTime = System.Math.Abs(_totalTime.Hours).ToString() + ":" + System.Math.Abs(_totalTime.Minutes).ToString() + ":" + System.Math.Abs(_totalTime.Seconds).ToString();

Looking at your code it seems to me that you are trying to format the output of the TimeSpan in a particular manner.

Look at the ToString method, it has overloads for accepting format strings - this means you can completely avoid your parsing methods as they would become superfluous.

For example: _span.ToString("hh:mm:ss");

HTH,

Adam

TimeSpan.ToString does not have those overloads, only DateTime does.

You can print the string you want using string.Format:

string.Format("{0}:{1}:{2}", _span.Hours, _span.Minutes, _span.Seconds);

And still avoid the parsing.

Adam

Yes.. the major issue was with the negative values..thnks a lot ur help :) made my day ...

Hi,
my main problem was showing negative values... but after setting that got the locale diff also..
thnks for ur help

hi  i solved this problem


in my computer the program take the datetime(time) in this format "13:00" and in other computer take this same datime(time) like this "13:00 PM" when i try to subtract the program throws this error when trying to print
"input string was not in a correct format" the problem is the "am" and "pm"


the solution is:
string tmpDateNow=DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString();
string[] DateNow=tmpDateNow.Split('/'); 


string tmpTimeNow=DateTime.Now.ToShortTimeString();
string[] TimeNow=tmpTimeNow.Split(':',' ');//separates the "am·" and "pm" in an hour


//like this TimeNow[0]-->hh TimeNow[1]-->mm TimeNow[3]-->AM or PM
//in the remaining squatters who do not have the "am" or "pm"


DateTime TNow=new DateTime(Convert.ToInt32(DateNow[2]),Convert.ToInt32(DateNow[1]),Convert.ToInt32(DateNow[1]),
Convert.ToInt32(TimeNow[0]),Convert.ToInt32(TimeNow[2]),0); 
//new DaTime(year,moth,day,hour,minutes,seconds);


 
DateTime timeOld = new DateTime(2009,07,23,22,21,48);
//TimeSpan _totalTime = DateTime.UtcNow - Convert.ToDateTime("2026-07-23 22:21:48.220");


TimeSpan _totalTime =new TimeSpan(TNow.Ticks -timeOld.Ticks) ;


 
label1.Text = _totalTime.ToString(@"dd\+hh\:mm"); 


 
 
bit late but I hope this helps you or someone else having the same problem 
tlamy23 says: good luck