Private/ConvertFrom-LocalDate.ps1
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function ConvertFrom-LocalDate() { <# .SYNOPSIS Function to convert a locally formatted date string to a datetime object .DESCRIPTION This function may be used to convert various locally formatted date strings into a properly formated datetime object. This allows for the use of specific functions and properties only available on the datetime object. .EXAMPLE ConvertFrom-LocalDate "01/06/2012 19:31" June 1, 2012 7:31:59 PM #> [CmdletBinding()] Param( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true,HelpMessage = 'Date in your computer local date format',ValueFromPipeline = $true)] [ValidateNotNullorEmpty()] [String]$Date ) try { $Date -as [datetime] | Out-Null } catch { throw 'You did not enter a valid date and time' } $DateTimeParts = $Date -split ' ' $DateParts = $DateTimeParts[0] -split '/|-|\.' $DateFormatParts = (Get-Culture).DateTimeFormat.ShortDatePattern -split '/|-|\.' $Month_Index = ($DateFormatParts | Select-String -Pattern 'M').LineNumber - 1 $Day_Index = ($DateFormatParts | Select-String -Pattern 'd').LineNumber - 1 $Year_Index = ($DateFormatParts | Select-String -Pattern 'y').LineNumber - 1 $TimeParts = $DateTimeParts[1..$($DateTimeParts.Count - 1)] if (@($TimeParts).Count -eq 2) { $TimeFormatParts = (Get-Culture).DateTimeFormat.ShortTimePattern -split ' ' $TT_Index = ($TimeFormatParts | Select-String -Pattern 't').LineNumber - 1 $Time_Index = 1 - $TT_Index $Time = $TimeParts[$Time_Index,$TT_Index] -join ' ' } else { $Time = $TimeParts } [datetime]$DateTime = [DateTime] $($($DateParts[$Month_Index,$Day_Index,$Year_Index] -join '/') + ' ' + $Time) return $DateTime.AddSeconds(59) } |