Time formatting inside file name
All date/time parameters support a formatting attribute. Formatting attribute is specified after hash (#) symbol.
For example:
- %{setup-time#%Y} will return year, like: 2011
- %{setup-time#%m} will return month, like: 02
- %{setup-time#%Y-%m} will return both year and month, like: 2011-02
Table 1. Formatting codes
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| %a | Abbreviated weekday name |
| %A | Full weekday name |
| %b | Abbreviated month name |
| %B | Full month name |
| %d | Day of month as decimal number (01 – 31) |
| %H | Hour in 24-hour format (00 – 23) |
| %I | Hour in 12-hour format (01 – 12) |
| %j | Day of year as decimal number (001 – 366) |
| %m | Month as decimal number (01 – 12) |
| %M | Minute as decimal number (00 – 59) |
| %p | A.M./P.M. indicator for 12-hour clock |
| %S | Second as decimal number (00 – 59) |
| %U | Week of year as decimal number, with Sunday as first day of week (00 – 53) |
| %w | Weekday as decimal number (0 – 6; Sunday is 0) |
| %W | Week of year as decimal number, with Monday as first day of week (00 – 53) |
| %y | Year without century, as decimal number (00 – 99) |
| %Y | Year with century, as decimal number |
| %% | Percent sign |
| %u | Microseconds as decimal number |
Table 2. Examples of time formatting
| Format string | Result |
|---|---|
| %Y-%m-%d | 2004-11-10 |
| %H%M%S | 160201 |
| %I%M%S | 040201 |
| %d %b %Y, %A | 10 Nov 2004, Wednesday |
Note, for all examples, we used the same date/time, which is “10th of November 2004 16:02:01”. This day is a Wednesday.
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