vb.net Convert this String to DateTime

Question

How can I convert this to date time?

Dim datestring As String = "Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT"

I need to send in a HttpWebrequest, example

Dim requestAs HttpWebRequest = DirectCast(WebRequest.Create(Link), WebRequest)
request.Method = "Post"
request.IfModifiedSince = datestring 

but I can not because IfModifiedSince is type Date and i need to send exactly

Answer 1

You can do it with System.Date.Parse Method:

Dim datestring As String = "Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT"
Dim requestAs HttpWebRequest = DirectCast(WebRequest.Create(Link),    WebRequest)
request.Method = "Post"
' request.IfModifiedSince = datestring 
request.IfModifiedSince = Date.Parse(datestring )