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Following piece of code is throwing an error: System.TypeException: Invalid date/time: 04/07/2016 02:00 PM

    if (t.activitydate != null)
    {
        DateTime activityDate = t.activitydate;
        activityDate = activityDate.addHours(13);
TimeZone tz = UserInfo.getTimeZone();
        String dt =  activityDate.format('MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm a',tz.getId());
        myObj.Date_Time__c = DateTime.parse(dt); //this is a Date/Time object
    }

This error happens only for users from Europe but not for users in North America. Could someone please help me point out what is the issue and fix?

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  • Can you please tell in few words about what you are trying to achieve?
    – kurunve
    Apr 6, 2016 at 16:01
  • just want to remove time from original datetime and set it to 1PM
    – user569925
    Apr 6, 2016 at 16:03
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    Then I would recommend you to do it like this: myObj.Date_Time__c = DateTime.newInstance(t.activityDate.year(),t.activityDate.month(),t.activityDate.day(),13,0,0); That would do it in user time zone, you can use methods with gmt to make them in gmt format. About why your code is failing -- datetime.parse try to parse date time string in current user locale, and in european one days goes before months
    – kurunve
    Apr 6, 2016 at 16:15
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    please add this as an answer so I can mark it. will help community
    – user569925
    Apr 6, 2016 at 16:43

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