Filename Format for Append To Filename option
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Many of the tasks have the 'Append to filename' option. You can append Date/Time to the filename. You can also add your own Custom Text to your filename.  You can also set the Date/Time format. Use the options indicated below, in the Settings Menu / FilenameFormat window.

Appending Custom Text to your filename:
You can add your own Custom Text to your filename, according to the rules below:
1)  Text         will add 'Text' to the end of the filename (after extension).
2)  P1::Text   will add 'Text' before the filename
3)  P2::Text   will add 'Text' before the extension
4)  P3::Text   will add 'Text' at the end (after extension if an extension exists)
5)  P4::            will add the Date to filename (before extension if an extension exists)
6)  P5::            will add the Date/Time to filename (before extension if an extension exists)
7) You can add multiple Text to your filename using + after each rule used
8) You can also enter task or system variables to be added to the filename, except for the P4:: & P5:: formats, which already add the date or date/time.

IMPORTANT:  P1:: , P2:: etc., should be entered exactly as shown (case sensitive)
Examples:

Filename

Custom String Entered

Resulting Filename

test.txt

-java-$%DATE::ppddyy%$

test.txt-java-012704

test.txt

P1::pre_

pre_test.txt

test.txt

P2::_beforeExt

test_beforeExt.txt

test.txt

P2::_$%DATE::ppddyy%$

test_012704.txt

test.txt

P3::_afterExt-$%DATE::ppddyy%$

test.txt_afterExt-012704

test.txt

P2::_beforeExt_+P4::

test_beforeExt_01-27-04.txt

test.txt

P1::pre_+P5::

pre_test01-27-04_12:32.txt

Appending Date or Date/Time
If you select 'Date', the current date is appended to the filename.  If you select 'Date/Time', the current date and time are appended to the filename.  This is useful for archiving purposes.  The day and month are always two-digit numbers.  If time is appended, the hour and minute are always two-digit numbers.

The standard date time separators like  / or : are not used. These separators cannot be used in pathnames or filenames, on some operating systems.  Hence we chose  -, _ , or none as the separators.

Date Format Sequence:
This allows you to select the sequence of day, month, and year.
Year Format:
You can set a 2-digit year or a 4-digit year, or choose not to have the year appended to your filename.
Date Time Separator:
This sets the separator between the date and time, if the 'Date/Time'  'Append to Filename' option is selected.
Date Component Separator:
This sets the separator between the day, month and year.
Time Component Separator:
This sets the separator between the hour and the minute fields, and between the minute and the second fields.
Include Seconds:
Select this option to append the second's field to the time.