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When searching information about DateTime.ParseExact all documentations and blogs mention that the 'dateString' and the 'formatString' must be identical with the same date & time separators and format. Although true, it's not the a precise description of what is going on under the hoods. Some times when needed this rule can be bypassed. I will explain later how. For now lets see the steel thread: string dateString = "2012-01-01 13:30" string formatString = "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm"; DateTime.ParseExact(dateString,formatString ,currentCultureFormatter) string dateString = "2012 01~01 13|30" string formatString = "yyyy MM~dd HH|mm"; DateTime.ParseExact(dateString,formatString ,currentCultureFormatter) string dateString = "2012-01|01 13~30" string formatString = "yyyy-MM|dd HH~mm"; DateTime.ParseExact(dateString,formatString ,currentCultureFormatter) ...