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kcoffrin
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9 years ago

Log.SaveResultsAs Dynamically Name Log File

Currently have the following line of code in a JSCRIPT: Log.SaveResultsAs("C:\\TestLogs\\Log1\Log.xml", lsXML).    This is obviously using hard coded values of Log1 as the Sub directory.  I want th...
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tristaanogre
Esteemed Contributor
9 years ago

You could do something like this:

var dateString = aqConvert.DateTimeToFormatStr(aqDateTime.Now(), '%m%d%Y%H%M')
Log.SaveResultsAs("C:\\TestLogs\\Log" + dateString + "\\Log.xml", lsXML)
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kcoffrin
Contributor
9 years ago

Thanks.  Placing the variable creation and log.saveresultas inside of my function does not provide a sub folder creation.  Placing the variable outside of the function and then the log.saveresultas outside as well, produces a sub folder entitled "Log' + dateString + '

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    tristaanogre
    Esteemed Contributor
    9 years ago

    I'm not sure I understand.  The placement of the variable declaration and usage should have nothing to do without how it works.  Is it possible to post your whole function?

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    kcoffrin
    Contributor
    9 years ago

    Figured it out.

     

    Placed: var dateString = aqConvert.DateTimeToFormatStr(aqDateTime.Now(), '%m%d%Y%H%M')

    Updated: Log.SaveResultsAs("C:\\TestLogs\\Log" + dateString + "\\Log.xml", lsXML)