> When I try to use example in the PersianCalendar Class help I found this big
> bug:
>
> PersianCalendar jc = new PersianCalendar();
> DateTime thisDate = DateTime.Now;
> DateTime dt1 = new DateTime(thisDate.Year, thisDate.Month, thisDate.Day, 20,
> 30, 15, 500);
> DateTime dt2 = jc.ToDateTime(thisDate.Year, thisDate.Month, thisDate.Day,
> 20, 30, 15, 500, PersianCalendar.PersianEra);
> Console.WriteLine("ToDateTime:");
> Console.WriteLine("  Gregorian calendar: {0}\n" + "  Persian calendar:
> {1}", dt1, dt2);
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> This code example produces the following results:
> ToDateTime:
>   Gregorian calendar: 8/20/2004 8:30:15 PM
>   Persian calendar:   11/11/2625 8:30:15 PM
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> BUT THE EXACT TIME IN PERSIAN IS: "5/12/1383" NOT "11/11/2625",

"Larry Lard" wrote:

>
> kourosh wrote:
> > When I try to use example in the PersianCalendar Class help I found this big
> > bug:
> >
> > PersianCalendar jc = new PersianCalendar();
> > DateTime thisDate = DateTime.Now;
> > DateTime dt1 = new DateTime(thisDate.Year, thisDate.Month, thisDate.Day, 20,
> > 30, 15, 500);
> > DateTime dt2 = jc.ToDateTime(thisDate.Year, thisDate.Month, thisDate.Day,
> > 20, 30, 15, 500, PersianCalendar.PersianEra);
> > Console.WriteLine("ToDateTime:");
> > Console.WriteLine("  Gregorian calendar: {0}\n" + "  Persian calendar:
> > {1}", dt1, dt2);
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > This code example produces the following results:
> > ToDateTime:
> >   Gregorian calendar: 8/20/2004 8:30:15 PM
> >   Persian calendar:   11/11/2625 8:30:15 PM
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > BUT THE EXACT TIME IN PERSIAN IS: "5/12/1383" NOT "11/11/2625",
>
> I'd say this is a bug in *this example* (it is inappropriate to pass a
> Gregorian year to PersianCalendar.ToDateTime) rather than the class
> itself; do you agree?
>
> > How can I
> > report it to Microsoft and use thier help to fixing it?
>
> Where are you viewing this example? The online version at
> <c> has a comment
> box at the bottom of the page (I don't know how much these get read);
> the offline version in the help I got with VB2005 has a 'Send comments'
> link that is a mailto: to DevD***@microsoft.com with a subject field of
> Documentation Feedback:PersianCalendar.ToDateTime Method (Int32, Int32,
> Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32)
>
> --
> Larry Lard
> Replies to group please
>
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