c# time to sql date time

Question

I am not able to convert the c# date time7/31/2017 3:13:49 PM to SQL date time while inserting the records to the database.

I am doing this using

DateTime dt = DateTime.Parse("11/23/2010");
string toSqlDate= dt.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");
DateTime finalDate = DateTime.Parse(toSqlDate);

But it's giving me the error.

String was not recognized as a valid DateTime.

Answer 1

The .Net DateTime maps directly to SQL Server DateTime. This means you don't need to worry about the display format at all, since DateTime does not have a display format.
All you need to do is pass the instance of the DateTime struct as a parameter to the SqlCommand:

SqlCommand.Parameters.Add("@DateTimeParam", SqlDbType.DateTime).Value = dt; 

Bonus reading: How do I create a parameterized SQL query? Why Should I?