Error in conversion

Question

The below code gives error.

CultureInfo ci = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture;
string archTime = "7/25/2012 11:26:22 AM";
DateTime dt1 = DateTime.ParseExact(archTime, "MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm", ci);

Exception message is

String was not recognized as a valid DateTime.

Atul Kumar · Answer

This is your exact code. CultureInfo ci = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture; string archTime = 7/25/2012 11:26:22 AM; DateTime dt1 = DateTime.ParseExact(archTime M/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss tt ci); //changed format your datetime format is not correct.