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Format of %DATE got changed, how can I switch back to the old format?

Or at least create a new ISODATE variable that outputs date in YYYY-MM-DD standard.

The format changed from DD-MM-YYYY to M-D-YY and this is causing a whole lot of trouble with my automations :-(

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Yes, beta version.

My system is set to English UK, Tasker set to English.

I agree with Colin's reply, having a new variable for ISO 8601 (yyyy-mm-dd) makes sense in any case.

Thanks!

Thank you for your comment. Maybe I should make the %DATE variable have a fixed format like that instead of making it vary by locale?

Up to you. I it was up to me I would just do that, make the %DATE universal using yyyy-mm-dd format regardless of environment and locale.

And of course advice users of the new format on the change logs :-)

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@Joao

In my opinion it's better to create another variable to avoid breaking working scripts.

Yeah, I really don't want to break existing implementations

The current beta already broke it, that was the only reason I came up with this feature request.

So you'll also need to revert the changes before pushing to stable :-)

Can you please try the new beta? Does that make it work like before?

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Honestly, having a guaranteed ISO8601 formatted date available (regardless of android or tasker settings) is probably a good idea regardless, since that's the preferred format for any sorting methods.

Thanks for the report. Do you mean in the beta? What language do you have your Tasker set to? And your system?

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