Text Variable Date

Hey all,
a similar unanswered tread had been made a while ago:
Is it possible to define a plus X value to a defined text (date) variable entry?
Lets say I have defined a variable with output date and want the field to show the date of tomorrow. Is there a formula to add +1 (or any number) to the Date Format Field in the Creation Date, Modification Date or Output Date definition?
thx
regards

I don't know of any way to add a variable for tomorrow, but you can trick the system by setting the clock ahead one day. :)

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