# DefaultDate

Use this parameter to specify the date applied to pages that were downloaded without a date. Enter one of the following options:

now | The connector displays the date when the document was downloaded.
yyyy/mm/dd | The connector displays the specified year, month, and day. If you change the format of the date (for example, to dd/mm/yyyy), the change must be reflected in your IDOL server configuration file's date format to ensure the date fields are consistent.
-ndays | The connector subtracts n days from the current date (that is, the date on which the document was downloaded), and displays the resulting date.
+ndays | The connector adds n days to the current date (that is, the date on which the document was downloaded), and displays the resulting date.
-nweeks | The connector subtracts n weeks from the current date (that is, the date on which the document was downloaded), and displays the resulting date.
+nweeks | The connector adds n weeks to the current date (that is, the date on which the document was downloaded), and displays the resulting date.
-nyears | The connector subtracts n years from the current date (that is, the date on which the document was downloaded), and displays the resulting date.
+nyears | The connector adds n years to the current date (that is, the date on which the document was downloaded), and displays the resulting date.

Type: | String
Default: | 0
Required: | No
Configuration Section: | TaskName or Default
Example: | `DefaultDate=1999/10/21 DefaultDate=-5days`
See Also: | AfterDate DateFormats DatePostfixCSVs

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