Dyanmic date populates when I insert Template from a new note, but not when I right click, create new note from template

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What I’m trying to do

(Windows desktop app 1.13.4) I want to automatically put a creation date in my template properties. When I create a new note and then insert a tempate, the day’s date is added. But when I right-click on a folder and click on “create new note from template” i get the “null” error and no date.
Any idea how to fix this?

Things I have tried

I have this code:

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date: {{date:MM-DD-YYYY}}

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I’m pretty sure Create new note from template is a Templater (with an “r”) command. Whereas Insert template and the date syntax you showed are for the core plugin Templates (with an “s”).

They have different settings and syntax.

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So, does this mean I can’t make it work for both, or is there a syntax that would work for both?

Thanks

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To use both, easiest path might be to make a “whatever (core).md” template and a “whatever (Templater).md” template and set/choose the right one as needed.

There’s no single syntax for both.

Short of writing a separate script, I think Templater doesn’t offer the kind of logic and timing that a single template would require (but have never looked it up).