Convert date to a string

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This activity converts date to a string in custom format and stores the result.

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Parameters

Input parameters

ParameterDescriptionExample
The following dateDateTime value which you want to convert to string.CurrentItem:Created 12/12/2016
The following format (optional).Net format string which you want to use for converting dare to string. See MSDN online for custom date time formats.M/d/yyyy M/d/yy MM/dd/yy MM/dd/yyyy yy/MM/dd yyyy-MM-dddd-MMM-yy
VariableretVal (set by this activity). Contains result of DateTime conversion to string.

Example

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