how to check if file is older than yesterday?
i am getting the modification date of the file - in unix time
and then trying to set to icudatetime - but i get error
Hi @JoshuaPaul,
It's because you use "Set Variable To Calculation". Try "Set Variable To Text":
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Hey Joshua,
Did you run the macro?
The syntax looks okay, but if FMSBackupsSync hasn't been initialized then the date/time token has nothing to work with.
You can't do date math with that token anyway.
Here's something to get you started.
Note – you have to decide what Yesterday means to you – currently I have it set for midnight Today.
-Chris
Get the Modification Date of a Single Selected Item in the Finder v1.00.kmmacros (9.1 KB)
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Oh, yeah – these might be of interest:
Dates and Times [Keyboard Maestro Wiki]
KM Dates & Times: Notes on Anchors, Intervals, and Translations
Good eye! 
-Chris
thanks for feedback
i am now using set variable to text - and i am not getting dates
hope you can help
this worked! thanks!!!!
This may no longer be relevant if ccstone's solution is working for you, but I expect you're not getting a date because you aren't using the same variable in the token:
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Good deal!
BTW – don't do this:
Always use the full variable format for variable expansion like so:
%Variable%FBSBackupSync%
Otherwise you can't tell by looking what is a variable and what is a KM text-token.
-Chris