ULP question. Get date to automagically show in BOM filename.

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Hi.

I have usa a modified version of the default bom.ulp wich I have changed a bit to fit my needs, but there is one small thing thet irritates me. I cant get the date to automagically be filled in, in the file save dialog.

Originally the filename comes up like this "schname.csv" and I would like to get "schname YYMMDD.csv" with the day automagically filled in.

Ive tryed alot with the t2string() but as soon as I try to use it in the filename the filename field will be blank instead.

Anyone have a clue?

This is how the save function looks like today.

void SaveList (void)

{

string FileName;

string FileExt;

switch (OutputFormat)

{

case ofText: FileExt = ".txt"; break;

case ofHTML: FileExt = ".html"; break;

case ofCSV: FileExt = ".csv"; break;

}

schematic(SCH) FileName = filesetext (SCH.name, FileExt);

FileName = dlgFileSave (tr ("Save Bill Of Material"), FileName);

if (FileName)

{

string a [];

if (!fileglob (a, FileName) || dlgMessageBox (tr ("File '") + FileName +

tr ("' exists\n\nOverwrite?"), tr("+&Yes"), tr("-&No")) == 0)

{

output (FileName, "wt")

{

printf ("%s", MakeList ()); // using "%s" to avoid problems if list contains any '%'

}

Overwrite?"), tr("+&Yes"), tr("-&No")) == 0) { output (FileName, "wt") { printf ("%s", MakeList ()); // using "%s" to avoid problems if list contains any '%' } } } }

dukepro · Accepted Answer

On 03/18/2013 05:00 AM, Matias Sjögren wrote:

Hi.

I have usa a modified version of the default bom.ulp wich I have changed
a bit to fit my needs, but there is one small thing thet irritates me. I
cant get the date to automagically be filled in, in the file save
dialog.

Originally the filename comes up like this "schname.csv" and I would
like to get "schname YYMMDD.csv" with the day automagically filled in.
Ive tryed alot with the t2string() but as soon as I try to use it in the
filename the filename field will be blank instead.

Anyone have a clue?

This is how the save function looks like today.

void SaveList (void)
{
string FileName;
string FileExt;

switch (OutputFormat)
{
    case ofText: FileExt = ".txt"; break;
    case ofHTML: FileExt = ".html"; break;
    case ofCSV: FileExt = ".csv"; break;
}
//schematic(SCH) FileName = filesetext (SCH.name, FileExt);

int now = time();

schematic(SCH) sprintf(FileName, "%s %s%s",

filesetext(SCH.name, ""), // Get the file name w/o extention

t2string(now, "yyMMdd"), // Produce a formatted string

FileExt // Append the extension of choice.

);

See section titled "Time Conversions" starting at the bottom of page 103

in ulp640_en.pdf

FileName = dlgFileSave (tr ("Save Bill Of Material"), FileName);
if (FileName)
{
    string a [];
    if (!fileglob (a, FileName) || dlgMessageBox (tr ("File '") +
FileName +
        tr ("' exists\n\nOverwrite?"), tr("+&Yes"), tr("-&No")) == 0)
    {
      output (FileName, "wt")
      {
        printf ("%s", MakeList ()); // using "%s" to avoid problems if
list contains any '%'
      }
    }
}
}

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