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Posted on by NS-10041416-0 184

Hi,

 

I have a field called ApprovalDate2.

 

ApprovalDate2 column is of type single line of text.

 

I am updating the above field with todays date in the update item action as below 

formatDateTime(utcNow(),'MM-dd-yyyy')

 

But I am getting the error as below. Please let me know if I am making any mistake

'A text field contains invalid data. Please check the value and try again.'

 

Regards,

Sudheer

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  • abm abm Profile Picture
    abm abm 32,985 Most Valuable Professional on at

    Hi @sudheermadduru1 

     

    FormatDateTime returns a string value so that should work as expected.  Are you sure this error is related to ApprovalDate2 formatDateTime() value? Try also formatting without the hyphens.  

     

    formatDateTime(utcNow(),'MMddyyyy')

     

    I am not suggesting to remove hyphens as a suggested solution but lets see what error you get?

     

    Thanks

  • Ahmed-Eid Profile Picture
    Ahmed-Eid Microsoft Employee on at

    Try changing the column format in the SharePoint List from "Single line of Text" to "Multiple Lines of Text"

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