# Date + Number - Why does this not work in Adalo **URL:** \ **Category:** Get Help\ **Created:** [January 11, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/date-number-why-does-this-not-work-in-adalo/21918 "2022-01-11T15:39:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jmb2021](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/jmb2021/32/11772_2.png) [@jmb2021](https://forum.adalo.com/u/jmb2021)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/date-number-why-does-this-not-work-in-adalo/21918/1 "2022-01-11T15:39:00Z")
Hi, I am trying to organize a few screen on adalo for subscriptions. My problem: User can pay a month or a year: But why does this not work - User has a property Subscription expiry date… And i am using Todays Date +365 (days) to add to the expiry field. It does not add anything to the field. I would have assumed you could set a date field using this method, do any of you have anyway of doing this or are any of you encountering the same problem? I would love some solutions from the adalo community. Best Jordan ---
**Author:** ![njimmy10](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/njimmy10/32/23489_2.png) [@njimmy10](https://forum.adalo.com/u/njimmy10)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/date-number-why-does-this-not-work-in-adalo/21918/2 "2022-01-11T17:03:32Z")
Hello, Try using instead of current time \> use 1 year from now would be better ---
**Author:** ![charleshope](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/charleshope/32/25088_2.png) [@charleshope](https://forum.adalo.com/u/charleshope)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 9:07am UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/date-number-why-does-this-not-work-in-adalo/21918/3 "2022-01-12T09:07:00Z")
Maybe this post will help: > [@Using Time/Duration in custom formulas](https://forum.adalo.com/t/using-time-duration-in-custom-formulas/18511/4): > > Adalo calculates dates using [UNIX timestamps](https://www.unixtimestamp.com/index.php) which traditionally are the number of seconds since UNIX was implemented back in 1970. The only difference is that Adalo handles these in days, meaning that if a typical UNIX timestamp is 1634310307 (number of seconds), the day equivalent in Adalo is basically just a moved decimal point: 16343.10307. Knowing this you can create records in a collection called “Duration” that have the duration in this format and then add the selected duration from a dr… ---
**Author:** ![jmb2021](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/jmb2021/32/11772_2.png) [@jmb2021](https://forum.adalo.com/u/jmb2021)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/date-number-why-does-this-not-work-in-adalo/21918/4 "2022-01-12T20:22:57Z")
Thanks, this worked for me, somehow i did not think of this! i have been using it in other places in the app lol. ---
**Author:** ![jmb2021](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/jmb2021/32/11772_2.png) [@jmb2021](https://forum.adalo.com/u/jmb2021)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/date-number-why-does-this-not-work-in-adalo/21918/5 "2022-01-12T20:27:12Z")
Thanks that is a helpful post for anyone out there, best ---
**Author:** ![njimmy10](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/njimmy10/32/23489_2.png) [@njimmy10](https://forum.adalo.com/u/njimmy10)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2022, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/date-number-why-does-this-not-work-in-adalo/21918/6 "2022-01-12T21:01:05Z")
Glad it did ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.adalo.com/system/32/40401_2.png) [@system](https://forum.adalo.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.adalo.com/t/date-number-why-does-this-not-work-in-adalo/21918/7 "2022-01-22T21:01:21Z")
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