I’d use datetime and parse it out normally. Then I’d use datetime.datetime.replace on the object if it is past your ceiling date — Adjusting it back 100 yrs.: import datetime dd = datetime.datetime.strptime(date,’%y%m%d’) if dd.year > 2005: dd = dd.replace(year=dd.year-100)
If you’re creating a DateTime object using the expiration dates (month/year), you can use ToString() on your DateTime variable like so: DateTime expirationDate = new DateTime(2008, 1, 31); // random date string lastTwoDigitsOfYear = expirationDate.ToString(“yy”); Edit: Be careful with your dates though if you use the DateTime object during validation. If somebody selects 05/2008 as … Read more