ParseDate.cs

using System;
using System.Text;
using System.Globalization;

namespace TimeManager{
    class ParseDate{
        static void Main(string[] args) {

            /* Take a date in string format, and convert it to a DateTime object 
               This can be useful for parsing log files with unique date formats. */

            CultureInfo provider = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture;
            string dateString = "Jan 14 14:11:25 2010";
            string format = "MMM dd HH':'mm':'ss yyyy";
            DateTime result = DateTime.ParseExact(dateString, format, provider);

            Console.WriteLine(result.ToShortDateString() + " " + result.ToShortTimeString());
            Console.ReadKey();
        }
    }
}