Format from ticks to date
c#
Solution
If `logText` is a string, you can convert it to long (Int64) and use this constructor:
DateTime date = new DateTime(long.Parse(logText));
Problem
I am needing to transfer some logs which were timestamped in ticks to an XML document. I would prefer the timestamps to be more Specific such as "July 14, 2009 10:18:04 pm" I was planning to using something along the line of: ``` DateTime logDate = DateTime.Parse(logText); logDate.ToString("MMM dd yyyy hh:mm:ss tt"); ``` I figured this would be OK as DateTime.Now.Ticks is how you can get ticks. It is however returning that it is not a proper DateTime format. during setting logDate. I am sure there is a simple solution but I just can't come across it.