# Script that gives today's date

**URL:** <https://forum.robusta.ai/t/script-that-gives-todays-date/166>\
**Category:** FAQ\
**Created:** [July 18, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.robusta.ai/t/script-that-gives-todays-date/166 "2022-07-18T14:31:36Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.robusta.ai/t/script-that-gives-todays-date/166/1 "2022-07-18T14:31:37Z")

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Below is the script that gives today’s date

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```auto
var d = new Date();
var month = d.getMonth()+1;
if (month<10) {
month = '0' + month;
}
var day = d.getDate();
if (day<10)
{
day = '0' + day;
}
var date = day+"."+month+"."+d.getFullYear();
execution.setVariable("date",date);

```