Get Date From Date Time
Gets the "Date" value from a Date Time value.
Command availability: IBM RPA SaaS and IBM RPA on premises
Script syntax
IBM RPA's proprietary script language has a syntax similar to other programming languages. The script syntax defines the command's syntax in the script file. You can work with this syntax in IBM RPA Studio's Script mode.
dateTimeToDate --dateTime(DateTime) (Date)=value
Input parameters
The following table displays the list of input parameters available in this command. In the table, you can see the parameter name when working in IBM RPA Studio's Script mode and its Designer mode equivalent label.
| Designer mode label | Script mode name | Required | Accepted variable types | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date Time | dateTime |
Required |
Date Time |
Date Time that the Date should be obtained from. |
Output parameters
| Designer mode label | Script mode name | Accepted variable types | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | value | Date |
Date obtained from the Date Time. |
Example
Gets the "Date" from a Date Time variable.
defVar --name date --type Date
defVar --name dateAndTime --type DateTime --value "2015-05-12 05:09:12"
dateTimeToDate --dateTime "${dateAndTime}" date=value
logMessage --message "${date}" --type "Info"
// Date gotten: ("2015-05-12").