This code-tip is copy and paste to set various methods of date time values to a string, copy and paste examples are useful.

<script language="vb" runat="server">
Sub Page_Load(Sender as Object, E as EventArgs)
dim strshortDate as String = System.DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString() 
shortDate.Text = "Short Date: " & strshortDate 

dim strLongDate as String = System.DateTime.Now.ToLongDateString()
longDate.Text = "Long Date: " & strLongDate 

dim strshortTime as String = System.DateTime.Now.toShortTimeString()
shortTime.Text = "Short Time: " & strshortTime 

dim strlongtime as String = System.DateTime.Now.ToLongtimeString()
longTime.Text = "Long Time: " & strlongtime

dim stradddays as String = cstr(System.DateTime.Today.AddDays(+15))
addDays.Text = "Add 15 days: " & stradddays 

dim strSubTractDays as String = cstr(System.DateTime.Today.AddDays(-15))
subtractDays.Text = "Subtract 15 Days: " & strSubtractDays
End Sub
</script>

Here is the demo

Short Date: 7/9/2003

Long Date: Wednesday, July 09, 2003

Short Time: 1:15 AM

Long Time: 1:15:41 AM

Add 15 days: 7/24/2003

Subtract 15 Days: 6/24/2003

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