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How to format date when date control is used any idea........... it should display like 01/01/2012, zero should be append before day and month while its displaying not like 1/1/2012.....
i have tried

myDate=Format(myDate, "#0")

And

myDate= Format(myDate, "dd/mm/yyyy")
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Use the built in functions of the Date type.

Date.ToShortDateString
Date.ToLongDateString

' in your case
myDate.ToShortDateString

You can also use the format function to write out your own.

Date.ToString("dd/mm/yyyy")
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