January 23rd, 2015

PowerTip: Pipe String to Get-Date

Doctor Scripto
Doctor Scripto
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Summary: Pipe a string to the Windows PowerShell Get-Date cmdlet to convert it to a DateTime object.

Hey, Scripting Guy! Question How can I use Windows PowerShell to convert a date that is in a string format to a DateTime object?

Hey, Scripting Guy! Answer Create a pipeline, for example:

"11/14/2015" | get-date 

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Scripting
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PowerTipScripting Guy!Windows PowerShell

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