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If you know the format of the string you are converting (parsing) you should use DateTime.ParseExact Dim dateString As String = "12.07.2003" Dim dateFormat As String = "dd.MM.yyyy" Dim dateValue As Date dateValue = DateTime.ParseExact(dateString, dateFormat, Globalization.C...

Simply use the .ToString overload of a DateTime object to get the format you require: Dim dateValue As DateTime = New DateTime(2001, 03, 06) Dim dateString As String = dateValue.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd") '2001-03-06