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Timestamp format string
Since version 2.2 you can set a format string for representing date and time.
A formatting string is similar to the printf formatting string (from C/C++ programming language). Formatting codes, preceded by a percent (%) sign, are replaced by SecureSafe. Other characters in the formatting string are copied unchanged. See the following list for details:
%a
Abbreviated weekday name
%A
Full weekday name
%b
Abbreviated month name
%B
Full month name
%c
Date and time representation appropriate for locale
%d
Day of month as decimal number (01 – 31)
%H
Hour in 24-hour format (00 – 23)
%I
Hour in 12-hour format (01 – 12)
%j
Day of year as decimal number (001 – 366)
%m
Month as decimal number (01 – 12)
%M
Minute as decimal number (00 – 59)
%p
Current locale's A.M./P.M. indicator for 12-hour clock
%S
Second as decimal number (00 – 59)
%U
Week of year as decimal number, with Sunday as first day of week (00 – 53)
%w
Weekday as decimal number (0 – 6; Sunday is 0)
%W
Week of year as decimal number, with Monday as first day of week (00 – 53)
%x
Date representation for current locale
%X
Time representation for current locale
%y
Year without century, as decimal number (00 – 99)
%Y
Year with century, as decimal number
%z, %Z
Either the time-zone name or time zone abbreviation, depending on registry settings; no characters if time zone is unknown
%%
Percent sign
Example
Format string: "%A, %B %d, %Y"
Date: March 23, 2007 (Friday).
Result: Friday, March 23, 2007
 
Default
The default value for time stamp format is "_%Y_%m_%d_%H_%M_%S"
Note
Please note that some symbol like ":", slashes or quotes are not allowed in the filenames.
 
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