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How to convert yyyy-MM-dd to MM/dd/yyyy in power automate desktop flow

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I am reading a date format value from Excel in yyyy-MM-dd format and I want to convert it to MM/dd/yyyy in my Power automate desktop flow . Could anyone please tell.

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Deenuji_Loganathan_ 6,250 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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@aggneha9821
You can try the below approach:

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aggneha9821 52 on at

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@Deenuji @Hi , thanks for help but it's not working for me this method giving current date and time .It's not converting the particular date

For example -
I set a variable xyz = 2023-09-31
Now this date I need to convert in MM/dd/yyyy
But by ur method it's giving me current date

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MichaelAnnis 5,727 Moderator on at

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Hey @aggneha9821, looks like you got an answer, but always feel free to check out this article if you have any date issues:

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/power-automate-desktop-pad-best-practices-part-1-date-michael-annis/?trackingId=DF7oDEysRd667Xya9izLDg%3D%3D

Regards,

Mike

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aggneha9821 52 on at

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@MichaelAnnis hi , did not get complete answer .below is problem statement
For example -
I set a variable xyz = 2023-09-31
Now this date I need to convert in MM/dd/yyyy

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MichaelAnnis 5,727 Moderator on at

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If your variable is text format yyyy-MM-dd, then you need to convert it back to a date variable before converting it back to a different text variable type:

SET EDLM_yyyymmdd_Dash TO $'''2023-09-31'''
Text.ConvertTextToDateTime.ToDateTimeCustomFormat Text: EDLM_yyyymmdd_Dash CustomFormat: $'''yyyy-MM-dd''' DateTime=> EDLM
Text.ConvertDateTimeToText.FromCustomDateTime DateTime: EDLM CustomFormat: $'''MM/dd/yyyy''' Result=> EDLM_mmddyyyy_Slash

Good luck!

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aggneha9821 52 on at

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@MichaelAnnis thanks for reply , but this is the same method I tried before it's not working .In second action it's throwing error as the provided text value can't be converted into valid datetime

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Deenuji_Loganathan_ 6,250 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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@aggneha9821

Could you pls share your system date time format for our reference? Screenshot would be preferred

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aggneha9821 52 on at

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@Deenuji plz find screenshot

IMG_20240429_2034...

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MichaelAnnis 5,727 Moderator on at

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So, in the second screenshot, is it erroring out on Step 2?

That's very strange because your region should not have any reason to throw this off as we are dealing directly with a text variable.

I defer to others with non-US regional datetime conflicts. @Agnius, have you ever dealt with this?

Regards,

Mike

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aggneha9821 52 on at

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@MichaelAnnis yes In second action it's throwing error as the provided text value can't be converted into valid datetime

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