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UniqueFilename(prepend, ext)

Last updated September 20, 2004

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Version: 2 | Requires: ColdFusion 5 | Library: FileSysLib

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Description:
Creates a unique filename from a passed prefix, file extension and current date/time. Filename format: prepend_080701_023052.ext

Return Values:
Returns a string.

Example:

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<CFOUTPUT>
#uniquefilename('nws','xml')#
</CFOUTPUT>

<CFOUTPUT>
#uniquefilename('nws','xml')#
</CFOUTPUT>

Parameters:

Name	Description	Required
prepend	Prefix for the filename.	Yes
ext	Extension to give the file.	Yes

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			<cfscript>
/**
 * Creates a unique filename from a passed prefix, file extension and current date/time.
 * Modified by RCamden, changed hh to HH, thanks to Nathan D. for idea.
 * 
 * @param prepend 	 Prefix for the filename. (Required)
 * @param ext 	 Extension to give the file. (Required)
 * @return Returns a string. 
 * @author Joshua Miller (&#106;&#111;&#115;&#104;&#64;&#106;&#111;&#115;&#104;&#117;&#97;&#115;&#109;&#105;&#108;&#108;&#101;&#114;&#46;&#99;&#111;&#109;) 
 * @version 2, September 20, 2004 
 */
function uniquefilename(prepend,ext)
{
  Return "#prepend#_#dateformat(now(),"mmddyy")#_#timeformat(now(),"HHmmss")#.#ext#";
}
</cfscript>
		<cfscript>
/**
 * Creates a unique filename from a passed prefix, file extension and current date/time.
 * Modified by RCamden, changed hh to HH, thanks to Nathan D. for idea.
 * 
 * @param prepend      Prefix for the filename. (Required)
 * @param ext      Extension to give the file. (Required)
 * @return Returns a string. 
 * @author Joshua Miller (josh@joshuasmiller.com) 
 * @version 2, September 20, 2004 
 */
function uniquefilename(prepend,ext)
{
  Return "#prepend#_#dateformat(now(),"mmddyy")#_#timeformat(now(),"HHmmss")#.#ext#";
}
</cfscript>