The following system variables are available for you to use to create timestamps for your files:

• Year
• Month
• Day
• Hour
• Minute
• Second
• Date

You can combine any of these variables to design your own timestamp formats.

To design date/time timestamps, following these steps:

1. Launch the Variable Manager.
2. Click on "Show System Variables".
3. Select the Date/Time variable and use a combination of variables.

Using the Date Variable with File Names

If you use the Date variable to append a date to file names, you cannot use a slash (/) in your date format. Microsoft Windows prohibits the use of the slash character in file names.

Examples:

1. To create a timestamp for Year, Month, and Day, that is appended to the end of string 'ABC', type: ABC$Year$Month$Day$

   This example might look like this: ABC2013521

2. To create a complete timestamp for the previous example with the current date and time, type: ABC$Year$Month$Day$Hour$Minute$Second$

   This example might look like this: ABC201352107:03:03

3. For clarity, you can insert text characters between the variables.

   For example, to display ABC2013-5-21, type: ABC$Year$-$Month$-$Day$