Date question

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How do I get the date for next immediate Wednesday? For example based on today’s date, I need to find next immediate Wednesday. Thanks for your help.

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Hi @cury

Try this expression

If(DateTime.Now.AddDays(5-CInt(DateTime.Now.DayOfWeek))<=DateTime.Now,DateTime.Now.AddDays(5-CInt(DateTime.Now.DayOfWeek)).AddDays(7),DateTime.Now.AddDays(5-CInt(DateTime.Now.DayOfWeek)))

Regards
Gokul

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Try this expression also

Today.AddDays((Today.DayOfWeek - DayOfWeek.Wednesday)*-1)

Regards
Gokul

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Thank you so much @Gokul001. Let me try this. Does it work for running on any weekday. Does it always get me date for next immediate Wednesday? Thank you,

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Hi @cury

Try the below expression

DateTime.Now.AddDays(+7).AddDays(-1*(7 + (DateTime.Now.DayOfWeek - DayOfWeek.Wednesday)) mod 7).Date.ToString()

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Hi @cury ,

Since you asked for the next Wednesday, then this will do the trick->
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If(Today.AddDays(Today.DayOfWeek - DayOfWeek.Wednesday).Equals(Today),Today.AddDays(7),Today.AddDays(Today.DayOfWeek - DayOfWeek.Wednesday))

Could you test it out and see if it works as expected?

Kind Regards,
Ashwin A.K

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Perfect! Thanks a lot for simplified solution.

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Great @ashwin.ashok

Happy automation

Regards
Gokul

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Hi @cury ,

Just to clarify, if today is Wednesday, then did you want to retrieve today’s date, or the next Wednesday?

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Kind Regards,
Ashwin A.K

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If today is wednesday, I need to get today’s date. If running tomorrow, Friday and so on, I need to get next Wednesday. Thank you

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Alright got it!

Kind Regards,
Ashwin A.K

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@Gokul001
I am trying to generalize this. In the above, I replaced “Wednesday” with “Tuesday”. I was hoping to get 03/22/22. Instead I am getting 03/15. Just wondering why. thanks,

Today.AddDays((Today.DayOfWeek - DayOfWeek.Tuesday)*-1).ToString(“MM-dd-yyyy”)

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HI @cury

Try this expression

DateTime.Now.AddDays(+7).AddDays(-1*(7 + (DateTime.Now.DayOfWeek - DayOfWeek.Tuesday)) mod 7).Date.ToString()

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Regards
Gokul

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Sorry but, for Wednesday, it is not giving today’s date. It is giving 03/23/22.
Thank you,

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Hi,

FYI, another solution:

td = DateTime.Today
td.AddDays(if(td.DayOfWeek>DayOfWeek.Wednesday,10,3)-CInt(td.DayOfWeek))

Regards,

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@ashwin.ashok
When today is a Wednesday, I expect to get today’s date 03/16. It is getting me only next Wednesday 03/23. Thank you,

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Hi @cury ,

@Gokul001 code should have worked actually.
If it hasn’t do give @Yoichi -san’s a try, and if not that then give this a try → 

Today.AddDays(Today.DayOfWeek - DayOfWeek.Wednesday)

Kind Regards,
Ashwin A.K

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@Yoichi
Thanks, Do I have to adjust the formula if it is another week day. For example, if I replace Wednesday with Thursday or Friday I am getting 03/16/22. Thank you,

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Hi,

I just modified the above expression to the following.

td.AddDays(if(td.DayOfWeek>DayOfWeek.Wednesday,7,0)-CInt(td.DayOfWeek)+Cint(DayOfWeek.Wednesday))

We can change DayOfWeek.Wednesday to any other day of week such as DayOfWeek.Friday.

Regards,

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@ashwin.ashok Getting 03/15/22 for Thursday. Thanks