title: How to set date format from VB.NET form
body: <p>I have a VB.NET form that passes the users choices to my database (SQL Server 2008). One of the values the user chooses is a date from a date picker object. This date is stored in the database as a string.<br>
  I've noticed that on different deployments the date format inserted into the database is different and that it is dependent on the data format set on the server.</p>
  
  <p>This can be a real problem for me since I need to install our process on several servers (for different clients) and I don't necessarily have the option of changing the servers date format.</p>
  
  <p>Is there a way to programmaticly define the date format for the output to the database?</p>