Format DateTime
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this action transform a \<font color="#ff9307">datetime\</font> to \<font color="#1c417e">string\</font> , using a custom format specification inputs & outputs \[ i ] datetime \<font color="#ff9307">datetime\</font> to be transformed \[ i ] language language to be used for month names and days of the week when formatting \<font color="#00ced1">drop down\</font> with multiple languages \[ i ] format \<font color="#1c417e">string\</font> representing the wanted format \[o] formatted datetime \<font color="#1c417e">string\</font> representing the formatted date example usage drag action onto the canvas to get familiarized with it declare some variables to be used with the action assign the newly created variables save & run the process and then check instance to see the output use cases formatting \<font color="#ff9307">datetime\</font> values into a more human readable format translating month names or days of the week from one language to another using the parse datetime https //docs procesio com/how to/parse datetime and format datetime actions together tips the format field uses standard net format specifiers which are documented here https //docs microsoft com/en us/dotnet/standard/base types/custom date and time format strings the language selector picks which language should be used when the wanted format contains month names june (uk) 🆚 iunie (ro) 🆚 juin (fr) days of the week monday (uk) 🆚 luni (ro) 🆚 lundi (fr) abbreviations
