Format Date

Formats a date and time into text.

Score
Type
InterActivity
Expertise
5/5
Type
InterActivity
Expertise

Action Information

Parameters

Format [Date]

Date Format: [None/Short/Medium/Long/Relative/RFC 2822/ISO 8601/Custom]
Time Format: [None/Short/Medium/Long/Relative]

Relative
Alternate Format: [Short/Medium/Long]

ISO 8601:
Include ISO 8601 Time: [Toggle]

Custom:
Format String: EEE, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss Z

Notes

Custom format strings use the format patterns from Unicode Technical Standard #35 (unicode.org/reports/tr35/tr35-31/tr35-dates.html#Date_Format_Patterns).

Input

Dates

Result

Text

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Works Well With

Wait
Waits for the specified number of seconds before continuing with the next action.
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Passes the specified date and time to the next action.
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Returns any dates found in the output from the previous action.
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Details

Type
Interactivity
Expertise Needed
Matthew's Score
5/5
Category
Date Added to Shortcuts
11/12/2014
Identifier
is.workflow.actions.format.date