Invoking a DateTime argument

[silkefu]

Hi,

So when I start my robot I have to put in a date for something specific, this date has to be used later in the process, so I can put it in a word document and add 3 days for the specific days. But I don’t know exactly how I can invoke the argument, and send it with to the process. Anyone have an idea?

[rlgandu]

@silkefu

Arguments:

• StartDate (Type: DateTime)

Main Workflow:

1. Use Get Argument activity to retrieve StartDate.
2. Calculate newDate: newDate = StartDate.AddDays(3).
3. Use Word Application Scope to open the Word document.
4. Inside the scope, use Replace Text to replace a placeholder with newDate.
5. Save and close the Word document.

[silkefu]

What is the get argument activity?

[rlgandu]

@silkefu

Sorry, Take the StartDate variable or argument

[silkefu]

Should there be anything in “Value” in the main? So it can get the field key from the form designer which is “inputDate”

[rlgandu]

@silkefu

I don’t understand what you are asking.,

You have to pass the date, For example if your startdate is Todays date parse it as

DatetimeVar=DateTime.Now

it will give the todays date

or

if you get the startdate input from other sources like excel then parse it as

StartDate=DateTime.ParseExact(currentRow(“DateColumn”).ToString,(“your excel date format”), System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)

[silkefu]

How I get the date is that I choose it myself in the Form Designer. Like on a calender.

[Anil_G (Anil Gorthi)]

@silkefu

Form designer has arguments that you can create and add a out argument and link it to field key of the date…then in process you can sue the argument to get the data then dateVar.AddDays(3) can give you date with 3 days added if you need to convert to string then use .ToString("MM/dd/yyyy") the format can be changed as needed

cheers