# Format Get File/Folder Date

**URL:** <https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/format-get-file-folder-date/3922>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [January 24, 2008, 9:13am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/format-get-file-folder-date/3922 "2008-01-24T09:13:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![centric](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@centric](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/centric)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 9:13am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/format-get-file-folder-date/3922/1 "2008-01-24T09:13:49Z")

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I would like to see a date formating option in the Get File/Folder Date action. The date string I get back is very long and not formated in the way I need. An extra field where you could input a formating string like "yyyymmdd" would be greate.

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**Author:** ![deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/deleted_user/32/937_2.png) [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2008, 7:25am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/format-get-file-folder-date/3922/2 "2008-01-31T07:25:36Z")

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I agree. I'd like to be able to choose the format of the date received from the get file date action. That would be very helpful. Especially if the format could be used to see whether one date is more recent than another files date with a condition of some kind.

Cheers.

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**Author:** ![deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/deleted_user/32/937_2.png) [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2012, 3:41am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/format-get-file-folder-date/3922/3 "2012-11-21T03:41:13Z")

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Any answers for formatting date from get file\folder date action please.