file save

[microsoft.news.com]

I need to save a file in this format: fileName_YYYYMMdd.txt.
I forget the syntax to get the date in the file name, could some one help me
out on this one?

 

[Adam]

You'll need to use the System.DateTime class. Usage should be fairly
obvious.

 

[Matt]

string fmt = filename + DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyyMMdd") + ".txt";

 

[microsoft.news.com]

this is what i have and it keeps giving me an error:
file name or path does not exist
file is in use by another program


the file is new, it does not exist, etc.

here is my syntax
string fileName = "test_" + System.DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString() +
".doc";

now if i hard code a date in there i'm fine, or put another variable in
there i'm fine, but this syntax errors out on me

 

[microsoft.news.com]

thanks

string fmt = filename + DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyyMMdd") + ".txt";

 

[Ignacio Machin \( .NET/ C# MVP \)]

Hi,

It' s cause the separator , the default shoudl be / or maybe \ just use
ToString("yyMMdd")

Note theck the DAteTime.ToString method to see if the format is the correct
one or to see other formats available


cheers,