[Files] Generate Filename
Q100109: [Files] Generate Filename
Generate a new, unique filename.
| Parameter | In/Out | Description | Other Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folder | In | The folder the output path will use. | |
| Prefix | In | Value for filename prefix. | |
| Postfix | In | Value for filename postfix. | |
| Extension | In | Value for filename extension. | |
| Prefix Separator | In | Choices: Dash, Dot, Space, UnderscoreValue for prefix separator. |
Default: Dash |
| General Value | In | General Value. | |
| General Separator | In | Choices: Dash, Dot, Space, UnderscoreValue for general separator. |
Default: Dash |
| Type | In | Choices: Date, DateTime, GuidFilename type. |
Default: DateTime |
| Type Separator | In | Choices: Dash, Dot, Space, UnderscoreValue for type separator. |
Default: Dash |
| Postfix Separator | In | Choices: Dash, Dot, Space, UnderscoreValue for postfix separator. |
Default: Dash |
| Fail if Exists | In | Whether the module should fail if the filename already exists. | Default: false |
| Filename | Out | The generated unique filename. | |
| Pathname | Out | The output pathname, which is the combination of the source folder and the generated unique filename. |
(Italics = required parameters)
Notes
The [Files] Generate Filename module is useful for generating a unique filename at the time a job is run. The combination of input parameters allows some tailoring of the filename to a general format you might desire to use. The parameter Folder is the intended folder that the file will be used or created in. The Type parameter allows the specification of a general type of unique data to use for the filename and is determined at runtime and supports options for Date, DateTime and Guid.
Here we use an example with all the default values, and specifying the following options for the parameters that you must supply.
Folder: T:\Temp
Prefix: SampleData
General Value: SetA
Extension: CSV
When run, thie could generate a filename, with path, that looks like this following example, on the Filepath output parameter.
T:\Temp\SampleData-SetA-2022-02-14-15-45-31-Export.csv