Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Dim date1 As DateTime = #3/1/2017 5:00 PM#
Dim date2 As DateTime = #3/2/2017 10:00 AM#
Dim daysAgo = DateDiff(DateInterval.Day, date1, date2)
Dim msg = String.Format("Last date was {0} day(s) ago on {1}. ", daysAgo, date1.ToShortDateString())