Force long date in workflow email

Joseph Farahat

Hi,

I have a date in a workflow email --  {{DATE}} that show up as "10/7/2023"

Any way to have it be:

Thank you!!

Andrée Starå

Hi @Joseph Farahat

I hope you're well and safe!

Try something like this.

=IFERROR( IF(WEEKDAY(Date@row) = 1, "Sunday", IF(WEEKDAY(Date@row) = 2, "Monday", IF(WEEKDAY(Date@row) = 3, "Tuesday", IF(WEEKDAY(Date@row) = 4, "Wednesday", IF(WEEKDAY(Date@row) = 5, "Thursday", IF(WEEKDAY(Date@row) = 6, "Friday", IF(WEEKDAY(Date@row) = 7, "Saturday"))))))) + ", " + IF(MONTH(Date@row) = 1, "January", IF(MONTH(Date@row) = 2, "February", IF(MONTH(Date@row) = 3, "March", IF(MONTH(Date@row) = 4, "April", IF(MONTH(Date@row) = 5, "May", IF(MONTH(Date@row) = 6, "June", IF(MONTH(Date@row) = 7, "July", IF(MONTH(Date@row) = 8, "August", IF(MONTH(Date@row) = 9, "September", IF(MONTH(Date@row) = 10, "October", IF(MONTH(Date@row) = 11, "November", IF(MONTH(Date@row) = 12, "December")))))))))))) + " " + DAY(Date@row) + ", " + YEAR(Date@row),""

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I hope that helps!

Have a fantastic week & Happy New Year!

Best,

Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD

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Joseph Farahat

Hi Andree,

All I can is WOW!!! Thank you..so much work.

Am i supposed to place this in the work flow email part??

I tried this & did not work.

{{DATE=IFERROR( IF(WEEKDAY(Date@row) = 1, "Sunday", IF(WEEKDAY(Date@row) = 2, "Monday", IF(WEEKDAY(Date@row) = 3, "Tuesday", IF(WEEKDAY(Date@row) = 4, "Wednesday", IF(WEEKDAY(Date@row) = 5, "Thursday", IF(WEEKDAY(Date@row) = 6, "Friday", IF(WEEKDAY(Date@row) = 7, "Saturday"))))))) + ", " + IF(MONTH(Date@row) = 1, "January", IF(MONTH(Date@row) = 2, "February", IF(MONTH(Date@row) = 3, "March", IF(MONTH(Date@row) = 4, "April", IF(MONTH(Date@row) = 5, "May", IF(MONTH(Date@row) = 6, "June", IF(MONTH(Date@row) = 7, "July", IF(MONTH(Date@row) = 8, "August", IF(MONTH(Date@row) = 9, "September", IF(MONTH(Date@row) = 10, "October", IF(MONTH(Date@row) = 11, "November", IF(MONTH(Date@row) = 12, "December")))))))))))) + " " + DAY(Date@row) + ", " + YEAR(Date@row),""}}

tried this & did not work.

{{DATE}}=IFERROR( IF(WEEKDAY(Date@row) = 1, "Sunday", IF(WEEKDAY(Date@row) = 2, "Monday", IF(WEEKDAY(Date@row) = 3, "Tuesday", IF(WEEKDAY(Date@row) = 4, "Wednesday", IF(WEEKDAY(Date@row) = 5, "Thursday", IF(WEEKDAY(Date@row) = 6, "Friday", IF(WEEKDAY(Date@row) = 7, "Saturday"))))))) + ", " + IF(MONTH(Date@row) = 1, "January", IF(MONTH(Date@row) = 2, "February", IF(MONTH(Date@row) = 3, "March", IF(MONTH(Date@row) = 4, "April", IF(MONTH(Date@row) = 5, "May", IF(MONTH(Date@row) = 6, "June", IF(MONTH(Date@row) = 7, "July", IF(MONTH(Date@row) = 8, "August", IF(MONTH(Date@row) = 9, "September", IF(MONTH(Date@row) = 10, "October", IF(MONTH(Date@row) = 11, "November", IF(MONTH(Date@row) = 12, "December")))))))))))) + " " + DAY(Date@row) + ", " + YEAR(Date@row),""

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This is the whole text in the flow...

Hi {{STAFF NAME}}

IMPORTANT: **Your timing may change as the client makes final decisions.

NOTE: {{Comments to staff SA}}

EVENT NAME: {{EVENT Name (PM)}}

DATE: {{DATE}}

CALL TIME: {{ST Planned START Time SA}}

END TIME: {{Planned END Time SA}}

ATTIRE: {{DRESS CODE SA}}

ARRIVE: {{Arrive SA}}

-- LOCATION: -- 

{{ADDRESS SA}}

{{Address more notes SA}}

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If too much trouble no worries.. we move on

Andrée Starå

@Joseph Farahat

You're more than welcome!

Yes, you'd need to add a so-called helper column, add the formula, and replace the reference in the Alert with the new one.

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Joseph Farahat

Hi Andree,

Thank you for taking the time to offer your suggestions. At this point I'm going to move on because its beyond my skill level.

 Our business is so crazy complex that we are trying to find the easiest solution to everything. I cheated by adding a column called day next to the date column. So it takes an extra 10 seconds for the person that inputs to select the day that matches the date.

 Not an elegant solution but a Band-Aid.

Thanks!!

Andrée Starå

@Joseph Farahat

Happy to help!

I can take a look at it while working on the other project.

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