title: How CDATE perform its conversion from string to date on VB.NET
body: <p>I just want to ask how VB.NET perform is conversion of date from string. I am currently designing a database view and convert the date into <code>MMddyyyy</code> format, but I am worried that CDATE it will read it as <code>ddMMyyyy</code>. </p>
  
  <p>I want it to make it shorter and converting the date using CDATE instead of using the traditional <code>M/d/yyyy h:mm:ss tt</code>.</p>
  
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  Example:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Dim myDate As Date = CDate(DataTable.Rows(0).Item("DateValue").ToString())
  </code></pre>