A simple function to include the appropriate postfix in your date text:
'Monday 1st September 2008' etc
protected
string TransformDateToText()
{
string strMonth = string.Empty;
string strDayPostfix = string.Empty;
switch (DateTime.Now.Month)
{
case 1: strMonth = "January";
break;
case 2: strMonth = "February";
break;
case 3: strMonth = "March";
break;
case 4: strMonth = "April";
break;
case 5: strMonth = "May";
break;
case 6: strMonth = "June";
break;
case 7: strMonth = "July";
break;
case 8: strMonth = "August";
break;
case 9: strMonth = "September";
break;
case 10: strMonth = "October";
break;
case 11: strMonth = "November";
break;
case 12: strMonth = "December";
break;
default: break;
}
if (DateTime.Now.Day == 1 || DateTime.Now.Day == 21 || DateTime.Now.Day == 31)
{
strDayPostfix =
"st";
}
else if (DateTime.Now.Day == 2 || DateTime.Now.Day == 22)
{
strDayPostfix =
"nd";
}
else if (DateTime.Now.Day == 3 || DateTime.Now.Day == 23)
{
strDayPostfix =
"rd";
}
else
{
strDayPostfix =
"th";
}
return DateTime.Now.DayOfWeek.ToString() + " " + DateTime.Now.Day.ToString() + strDayPostfix + " " + strMonth + " " + DateTime.Now.Year.ToString();
}