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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

CodeDescription
%aAbbreviated weekday name
%A Full weekday name
%bAbbreviated month name
%BFull month name
%dDay of month as decimal number (01 – 31)
%HHour in 24-hour format (00 – 23)
%IHour in 12-hour format (01 – 12)
%jDay of year as decimal number (001 – 366)
%mMonth as decimal number (01 – 12)
%MMinute as decimal number (00 – 59)
%pA.M./P.M. indicator for 12-hour clock
%SSecond as decimal number (00 – 59)
%UWeek of year as decimal number, with Sunday as first day of week (00 – 53)
%wWeekday as decimal number (0 – 6; Sunday is 0)
%WWeek of year as decimal number, with Monday as first day of week (00 – 53)
%yYear without century, as decimal number (00 – 99)
%YYear with century, as decimal number
%%Percent sign
%uMicroseconds as decimal number

 

Table 2. Examples of time formatting

Format stringResult
%Y-%m-%d2004-11-10
%H%M%S160201
%I%M%S040201
%d %b %Y, %A10 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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