Populating TextBox on Load with Date - 14 days -- HOW?

[net123]

On Page_Load, I would like my web form to populate 1 textbox with a predefined date of today's date minus 14 days, i.e. 2 weeks ago.

I have the following so far:

Sub Page_Load(Src As Object, E As EventArgs)
If Not Page.IsPostBack Then
...
Dim dtmDate As DateTime = DateTime.Now
txtExceptionDate.Text = dtmDate.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy&quot
...
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I have tried many, many combinations of trying to subtract 14 days from it but with no luck. I have tried other combinations as well. I posted the working code that simply displays today's date in the format I want it in, e.g. 10/27/2003

Your assistance would greatly be appreciated.

 

[dragonwell]

Hi,

Examining the System.DateTime class's, methods and properties reveals a method called AddDays(double) which returns "A System.DateTime whose value is the sum of the date and time represented by this instance and the number of days represented by value."

DateTime.Now.AddDays(-14)

David

 

[BoulderBum]

Another class to be at least aware of is the TimeSpan class, which allows a very flexible way to add, subtract, and otherwise tinker with DateTimes (based on many different units of measure).