Space before Time from Action

Actions - Help & Questions
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Wondering if someone can help me out:

Each time I execute this action to place time into a draft a leading space is placed before a single-digit hour.

So, no space for 10:00, 11:00, 12:00.

How do I eliminate the leading space from this code:

[[date|%l:%M %p]]

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Details on date formats can be found in the Using Templates article, including a link to the available formatters in Apple’s strftime implementation.

I don’t see an obvious option for getting the decimal hour without the leading blank, unfortunately.

If it’s a strong requirement, it could be done in script.

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Is there an action that could run after it to remove the space?

Thanks for your help!

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I’m so excited to be able to give a better answer than Greg that I’ve nearly peed my pants.

Try this:

[[date|%-I:%M %p]]

Apple’s strftime implementation includes the hyphen modifier, which suppresses the leading space.

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I’m suspending your account @drdrang. :rofl:

Learn something new every day.

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@drdrangn This achieved the desired result - thanks so much and kudos to you for the win!

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