In Macintosh Automator, how would I get input to be typed into a dialog box through an action?

Question

For example, I want today's date to be entered into an itunes smart playlist box. I have the variable all set but I can't get it to come out into the box

Answer 1

I admittedly don't use Automator much, but if I'm not misinterpreting what you want, you may be able to do it by dragging an "Ask for Text" action into the workflow, then dragging the appropriate Date & Time variables (or just the "Today's Date" variable, if I understand it right) into the action's "Default Answer" field to build the date in the format you want, adding dashes or slashes as necessary. Hope that's what you're looking for!