# \[Solved\] How to set Date Input Component to automatically pick current date

**URL:** https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-to-set-date-input-component-to-automatically-pick-current-date/2659386
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X
**Created:** [October 23, 2023, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-to-set-date-input-component-to-automatically-pick-current-date/2659386 "2023-10-23T15:16:49Z")
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### Author: ![scotthollandjr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@scotthollandjr](https://community.thunkable.com/u/scotthollandjr)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2023, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-to-set-date-input-component-to-automatically-pick-current-date/2659386/1 "2023-10-23T15:16:49Z")

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New to Thunkable. I have looked over the forum but cannot find this solution.  
I am making a list that includes the date input component. The current date automatically displays but unless i actually click on it and select today’s date, the result entered is just MMM D, YYYY. How do i set it to automatically input today’s date unless i select a different date?

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### Author: ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2023, 9:56am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-to-set-date-input-component-to-automatically-pick-current-date/2659386/2 "2023-10-24T09:56:54Z")

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Hello @scotthollandjr welcome to the community  
To get the current Date you can use the following block

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/f/0fd53d884e524f11b098c83437c60f54093a8c99.png)  
This block has the current Date automatically

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### Author: ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2023, 10:21am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-to-set-date-input-component-to-automatically-pick-current-date/2659386/3 "2023-10-24T10:21:33Z")

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> [@ioannis](#):
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> This block has the current Date automatically

You know what would be really cool is if that block could return it’s date optionally as a formatted “miliseconds since 1970”

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### Author: ![scotthollandjr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@scotthollandjr](https://community.thunkable.com/u/scotthollandjr)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2023, 1:07pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-to-set-date-input-component-to-automatically-pick-current-date/2659386/4 "2023-10-24T13:07:26Z")

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Thank you, i figured out where i had the block in the wrong place. It’s working now.

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### Author: ![matt\_conroy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/matt_conroy/32/150843_2.png) [@matt\_conroy](https://community.thunkable.com/u/matt_conroy)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2023, 1:28pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-how-to-set-date-input-component-to-automatically-pick-current-date/2659386/5 "2023-10-24T13:28:04Z")

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