Hi there,
I need to use the date string in format "YMMd", for example, "20220329" for today.
I am using the datetext function: datetext(today(), "YMMd"), if today() function return "03/29/2022", then the datetext(today(), "YMMd") will return "20200328". what's the issue there? why I cant get "20220329"? what's the good way to archive it?
Thanks!
Lin
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sorry the datetext(today(), "YMMd") return "20220328", not "20200328"
Date format should be "yyyyMMdd"
Also be aware of this: community.appian.com/.../kb-1344-datetext-returns-one-day-before-expected-date
today() function returns the current day in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) so the result may differ from the current day in your local timezone.
Hi, I am using the same code which you are using and i am getting expected result, please see below. I would suggest you check your environment time zone.
FWIW I always seem to have better results using "text()" for these, rather than "datetext()". Also as Princy noted above already, you need to account for GMT conversion - I would suggest trying the same code but with "today()" wrapped in "local()".
Thanks Mike, it's working.
if you run just today(), you got the same date?
yes, i am getting the same result .
thanks, maybe the timezone setting is not correct, but I am ok now with using text() function.
text(today(),"yyyyMMdd") This returns the expected one.