ofstream SaveFile

[newshop]

How can I make the filename variable, by appending the current
timestamp to file, instead of following static file name:
ofstream SaveFile("output.txt");

example something like:
"output_<currenttimestamp>.txt"


thanks.

 

[Bart]

How can I make the filename variable, by appending the current
timestamp to file, instead of following static file name:
ofstream SaveFile("output.txt");

example something like:
"output_<currenttimestamp>.txt"

#include <sstream>
....
std::stringstream stream;
stream << "output_" << currenttimestamp << ".txt" << std::flush;
std:fstream SaveFile(stream.str().c_str());

Regards,
Bart.

 

[newshop]

How can I get the current timestamp ?

#include <sstream>
...
std::stringstream stream;
stream << "output_" << currenttimestamp << ".txt" << std::flush;
std:fstream SaveFile(stream.str().c_str());

Regards,
Bart.

 

[Kai-Uwe Bux]

How can I get the current timestamp ?

You want to read up on the header ctime (or the header time.h, which puts
the stuff into global namespace). It defines all the standard types and
functions that deal with time. Here is a code snippet:

#include <ctime>
#include <iostream>

int main ( void ) {
std::time_t now;
std::time ( &now );
std::cout << asctime( std::gmtime( &now ) ) << '\n';
std::cout << asctime( std::localtime( &now ) ) << '\n';
std::cout << ctime( &now ) << '\n';
}

Ah, and please do not top-post: it is frowned upon in this group. (That's a
cultural thing, you will get better responses and friendlier replies if you
adjust. The local regulars seem to feel quite strongly about it.)


Best

Kai-Uwe Bux

 

[newshop]

You want to read up on the header ctime (or the header time.h, which puts
the stuff into global namespace). It defines all the standard types and
functions that deal with time. Here is a code snippet:

#include <ctime>
#include <iostream>

int main ( void ) {
std::time_t now;
std::time ( &now );
std::cout << asctime( std::gmtime( &now ) ) << '\n';
std::cout << asctime( std::localtime( &now ) ) << '\n';
std::cout << ctime( &now ) << '\n';
}


Ah, and please do not top-post: it is frowned upon in this group. (That's a
cultural thing, you will get better responses and friendlier replies if you
adjust. The local regulars seem to feel quite strongly about it.)


Best

Kai-Uwe Bux

ops..sorry..

thanks for that. How can I convert the timestamp into a string format ?
because I would like to append the timestamp into my filename ? i.e
20060929171430

stream << "output_" << currenttimestamp << ".txt" << std::flush;

Thanks.

 

[David Harmon]

On 29 Sep 2006 01:24:17 -0700 in comp.lang.c++, (e-mail address removed)
wrote,

How can I get the current timestamp ?

The usual answer to that is the same in C++ as it is in C, and is
covered in Steve Summit's C FAQ. It is always good to check the FAQ
before posting. You can get the FAQ at:
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/C-faq/top.html

 

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#include <sstream>
...
std::stringstream stream;
stream << "output_" << currenttimestamp << ".txt" << std::flush;
std:fstream SaveFile(stream.str().c_str());

Is that std::flush required for any reason or is it a belts & braces
thing? If it's needed I guess I should add them a few places where we
use wstringstream, but I've never seen any problem with it.


K