How to Print the Current Date in UiPath

✅ How to Print the Current Date in UiPath (With Example)

🟦 Step 1: Create a Variable

In the workflow, a variable named name is created to store the current date.

• Variable Name: name

• Variable Type: DateTime

• Scope: Main (or as required)

You can create it in two ways:

1. Through the Variables panel, or

2. Press Ctrl + K in the Assign activity and enter the variable name.

🟦 Step 2: Assign Today’s Date

Use the Assign activity:

• To: name

• Value: Now()

This assigns the current system date and time to the variable.

✔️ Now the variable name holds something like:
10/11/2025 17:32:10

🟦 Step 3: Display the Date in Short Format

Use a Log Message activity to print the date.

• Message:

  name.ToShortDateString
  

This converts the DateTime value to a readable short date such as:
10/11/2025

• Log Level: Info

✅ Output

When you run the workflow in Debug mode, you’ll see something like this in the Output panel:

test execution started
10/11/2025
test execution ended in: 00:00:01

Your Log Message prints only the formatted date, just as shown in the image.

🟦 Why Use ToShortDateString?

Methods like ToShortDateString ensure you display only the date part without the time.
Here are a few useful alternatives:

✅ Summary

Using a variable with Now() and a simple Log Message, you can easily print the current date in any UiPath workflow. The image clearly shows:

1. Assign → name = Now()

2. Log Message → name.ToShortDateString

Perfect for logging, reporting, or timestamping automations!

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