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Hello All,
I get the below error in my flow.
Did anyone struggle with a similar issue?
Thanks
Hi @Dana123 ,
The int function requires sting as the input parameter, could you please share the whole expression in the Compose operator?
Best regards,
Please use formatDateTime() instead of int() for this expression.
addDays('1899-12-30',formatDateTime(items('Apply_to_each')?['Request received on (DD/MM/YYYY)']),'dd-MMM-yyyy')
Are you trying to get the difference in days between 1899-12-30 and your Request Received date? Or are you trying to do something else?
addDays function takes in an initial date that you want to add days to; the number of days you want to add; and the date format.
I am trying to use the date from this column
Request received on (DD/MM/YYYY)
in the email (otherwise, Power Automate treats it as a 5-digit code).
It seems you are using Excel as data source. If so, date values will be saved as numbers in the table. You can use this number for addDays function directly.
formatDateTime(addDays('1899-12-30',items('Apply_to_each')?['Request received on (DD/MM/YYYY)']),'dd-MM-yyyy')
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