# While creating a new form, the data type of date is converted to string which is creating problems for my script

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/while-creating-a-new-form-the-data-type-of-date-is-converted-to-string-which-is-creating-problems-for-my-script/3559>\
**Category:** Report a Bug\
**Created:** [January 13, 2020, 6:07am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/while-creating-a-new-form-the-data-type-of-date-is-converted-to-string-which-is-creating-problems-for-my-script/3559 "2020-01-13T06:07:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Manan\_Mehta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/manan_mehta/32/13957_2.png) [@Manan\_Mehta](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Manan_Mehta)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 6:07am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/while-creating-a-new-form-the-data-type-of-date-is-converted-to-string-which-is-creating-problems-for-my-script/3559/1 "2020-01-13T06:07:34Z")

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Data type changing from date to string on filling form and fetching the previous data

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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/while-creating-a-new-form-the-data-type-of-date-is-converted-to-string-which-is-creating-problems-for-my-script/3559/2 "2020-01-13T19:49:28Z")

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Can you share more details or screenshots? What are you seeing? Are you using a date picker in the form?