Timestamp in filename

[kartheek koka]

Hi, I want to create a file with name "example mmddyyyy hh:mm:ss.csv" every 5 mins with data from msg.payload in it. So, "example" remains and every 5 mins, the timestamp changes creating a new file. As of now, I am using the "file' node which which I cannot change the file name. Can anyone help if they already achieved this.

[Zenofmud]

Why can’t you change the filename? According to the Info tab

Writes msg.payload to the file specified, for example to create a log.

The filename can be configured in the node. If left blank it should be set by msg.filename on the incoming message.

A newline is added to every message. But this can be turned off if required, for example, to allow binary files to be written.

The default behaviour is to append to the file. This can be changed to overwrite the file each time, for example if you want to output a "static" web page or report.

This node can also be configured to delete a file if required.

On May 10, 2017, at 5:55 PM, kartheek koka <karthe...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi, I want to create a file with name "example mmddyyyy hh:mm:ss.csv" every 5 mins with data from msg.payload in it. So, "example" remains and every 5 mins, the timestamp changes creating a new file. As of now, I am using the "file' node which which I cannot change the file name. Can anyone help if they already achieved this.

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[Mike Bell]

Actually, if you leave the file name blank when you configure the file node, you can set the file name with msg.filename in the incoming message. (See the node info.)