# \[FEATURE\] Return copied dates in ISO format

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-return-copied-dates-in-iso-format/62440>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [July 29, 2022, 5:49am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-return-copied-dates-in-iso-format/62440 "2022-07-29T05:49:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 5:49am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-return-copied-dates-in-iso-format/62440/1 "2022-07-29T05:49:40Z")

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I don’t know if this applies to other places as well, but when copying dates from a table e.g. the Database Query Browser, you get a useless format e.g. “Fri Jul 29 14:08:29 ACST 2022” which can’t be used _anywhere_ in a meaningful way without manually converting it.  
Can this please be changed to copy in ISO 8601 format?

Vote here:

> **[Return copied dates in ISO format | Voters | Inductive Automation](https://ideas.inductiveautomation.com/ignition-features-and-ideas/p/return-copied-dates-in-iso-format)**

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**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2023, 7:24am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-return-copied-dates-in-iso-format/62440/2 "2023-08-28T07:24:49Z")

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FYI, this was fixed in one of the versions \> ~25? or so

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2023, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-return-copied-dates-in-iso-format/62440/3 "2023-08-28T23:12:39Z")

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Ctrl + Shift + C copies in TSV format for easy paste into Excel, also. Or maybe Ctrl + Alt + C. One of those. I snuck it in at the same time.