How do I Set the date object forward 3 days?

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- DrMeepso
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i need to set the date object forward and if i just + 3 my program wont run for 3 days before a new month. so is there a way to just shift the clock forward 3 days in the date object

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- AllanR
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the Date object works on timespamps

to get a date 3 days in the future you have to:

FutureTimestamp = Date.ChangeDate(Date.Now,Date.GetDate(Date.Now)+3)
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- DrMeepso
- - Joined 28 May, 2018
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the Date object works on timespamps

to get a date 3 days in the future you have to:

FutureTimestamp = Date.ChangeDate(Date.Now,Date.GetDate(Date.Now)+3)

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- dop2000
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Or Date.Now+259200000

(259200000 is the number of milliseconds in 3 days)