Re: How can I cause the datetime to be the name of the output file.....


"Merlin" <mrb7494@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hello everyone,


Merlin? Interesting nick...

Would time.h be the right library to use? If so, does anyone have any
suggestions as to how a solution might be implemented? Any thoughts
would be greatly appreciated.

Yes, it can be.
Yes, I do.

The first thing to consider, before which functions to use, is the time
format and time zone. It would be best if you used military 24-hour time,
so that say a 3pm and 3am file don't have a filename collision. Also, since
Daylight Saving Time shifts the hour by one, it would probably be best to
use a timezone independent time reference such as UTC, GMT, or Zulu time.

If your time.h has strftime(), you could use it with gmtime(). If not, you
can construct a "strftime()" using gmtime() and sprintf().


Rod Pemberton


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