Issue with datetext() conversion

RE: Issue with datetext() conversion

Sandhyab4212 — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 03:40:50 GMT

If we want to convert date into specific format, then you can also use text() function, but if you want to use datetext() then use gmt() function to convert into timezone, then you will get the expected output.

eg: text(
now(),
"yyyy-mm-dd"
)

RE: Issue with datetext() conversion

Mike Schmitt — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 17:53:10 GMT

[quote userid="84737" url="~/discussions/f/general/38161/issue-with-datetext-conversion"]datetext() is returning 2022-11-30 given the input of the date 12/1/2022[/quote]

As noted in Mathieu's link, wrap the date in gmt(). dateText() is formatting the date value stored in the variable which is "12/1 at 12:00 AM GMT", which in any further-west timezone will resolve as sometime on the evening of 11/30.

RE: Issue with datetext() conversion

Mathieu Drouin — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 17:40:05 GMT

Perhaps it is due to this: community.appian.com/.../kb-1344-datetext-returns-one-day-before-expected-date