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Different Date Expression Possible?

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Hello! 

 

This is my first time creating a flow and messing with power automate so please bear with me!

 

So, I am building a flow between Microsoft forms and emails that I need the forms information to go to. Everything is exactly how I want it besides the date. The date on the form shows '10/20/203' but when the email comes through the date changes to '2023-10-19.'

 

Date in forms

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Used Dynamic Content from forms in power automate.

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How the date is formatted when the email comes through

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I assumed that because I used the dynamic content that it would automatically format to the way the form was set up. I have tried to mess with the expression formatDateTime(utcNow(),'dd/MM/yyyy') arranging it in different places to see if the question the date is attached to would change with this in front or behind it. I have tried adding an initialize variable and then a set variable. I have even tried messing with the setting in forms to see if it's the forms and not power automate. 

 

What I have deduced is that there isn't a problem with the form itself, it has to be something I'm doing wrong in the flow and with the expressions. Thanks in advance.

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  • lbendlin Profile Picture
    8,705 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    The service runs on UTC. You're probably in a different timezone.

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    grantjenkins Profile Picture
    11,063 Moderator on at

    Using formatDateTime should get what you need. I noticed that you put utcNow() which just returns the current date and time. You would need to insert your actual Form date field into the expression for it to work successfully.

     

    //Gets the current date/time and formats it
    formatDateTime(utcNow(),'dd/MM/yyyy')
    
    //What you need to do is input your Form date field inplace of utcNow()
    formatDateTime(ADD_YOUR_FORM_DATE_FIELD_HERE,'dd/MM/yyyy')

     

  • Ruesy Profile Picture
    on at

    Thank you so much!

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