Hello
i just purchased syncbackpro v 8 and i was wondering if when a ftp backup was planned at night, can you create a folder automatically with the format YYYYMMDD year month day.
thank you
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Folder with Date
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cliffhanger
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Re: Folder with Date
Hi, yes - by using Variables such as %DATE% (or, components of a DATE) in the Destination path, e.g.
X:\main folder\%DATE%\
X:\main folder\Backup_%DATE%\
Note how you can use the Variables as all or part of a path/name component.
Help > Search > 'variables' for a full list, including 'components' you can use to make a DATE in a different format, such as %YEAR%, %MONTH% and %DAY% to achieve 'YYYYMMDD (and so on). You can add separator characters such as '_' or [space] by using exactly those symbols in the profile's Destination string, e.g.
X:\main folder\%YEAR%_%MONTH%_%DAY%\
X:\main folder\%YEAR% %MONTH% %DAY%\
if you prefer. Naturally you cannot use 'filename/path-illegal' (i.e. 'reserved') characters such as / or \ in any way.
X:\main folder\%DATE%\
X:\main folder\Backup_%DATE%\
Note how you can use the Variables as all or part of a path/name component.
Help > Search > 'variables' for a full list, including 'components' you can use to make a DATE in a different format, such as %YEAR%, %MONTH% and %DAY% to achieve 'YYYYMMDD (and so on). You can add separator characters such as '_' or [space] by using exactly those symbols in the profile's Destination string, e.g.
X:\main folder\%YEAR%_%MONTH%_%DAY%\
X:\main folder\%YEAR% %MONTH% %DAY%\
if you prefer. Naturally you cannot use 'filename/path-illegal' (i.e. 'reserved') characters such as / or \ in any way.
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cliffhanger
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Re: Folder with Date
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Using %DATE% will produce a result that is formatted as per your Windows Short Date format (including any separator characters defined in that setting). Naturally Short Date is a system-wide setting so it is probably best to avoid juggling the Short Date format centrally and instead use the SB's DATE components to build your own date format for use within SB
Using %DATE% will produce a result that is formatted as per your Windows Short Date format (including any separator characters defined in that setting). Naturally Short Date is a system-wide setting so it is probably best to avoid juggling the Short Date format centrally and instead use the SB's DATE components to build your own date format for use within SB