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Posted on by Community Power Pla... Microsoft Employee

Hello,

how i can rename a folder or make a new folder with the actual date?

thx

podosued

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  • MichaelAnnis Profile Picture
    MichaelAnnis 5,727 Moderator on at

    Everything you need to know about getting dates into a text format and using them in files or folders:

     

    https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/power-automate-desktop-pad-best-practices-part-1-date-michael-annis

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    Kaif_Siddique Profile Picture
    Kaif_Siddique 2,108 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

    I am using current Datetime as input then converting it to text.

    Kaif_Siddique_0-1678132547792.png

     

    Refer the below link for custom format.

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/desktop-flows/variable-data-types#dates-and-time

     

    If I have answered your question, please mark my post as Solved.

    If you like my response, please give it a Thumbs Up.

     

    Regards

    Kaif

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    Community Power Pla... Microsoft Employee on at

    Thank you. It works.

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