GetDate Snippet

///<summary>
///    Returns a string representing the 

current date
///</summary>
///<returns>date as string; formatted as YYYYMMDD</returns>
public static string GetDateAsString()
{
    string date;
    DateTime now = DateTime.Now;
    date = now.Year.ToString();
    date += 

now.Month.ToString("00");
    date += 

now.Day.ToString("00");
    return (date);
}

///<summary>
///    Returns an integer representing 

the current date
///</summary>
///<returns>date as int; formatted as YYYYMMDD</returns>
///<seealso cref="GetDateAsString" 

/>
public static int GetDateAsInt()
{
    int date;
    date = 

Convert.ToInt32(GetDateAsString());
    return(date);
}