By using this function we can save the current date, time, day, hour, and minute into parameter. We have the following predefined constants that we can use with the function:
DATE_NOW, TIME_NOW, ONE_DAY, ONE_HOUR, ONE_MIN.
{
lr_save_datetime("%c",DATE_NOW,"Date");
lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{Date}"));
lr_save_datetime("%c",DATE_NOW+ONE_DAY,"OneDayAdvanceDate");
lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{OneDayAdvanceDate}"));
lr_save_datetime("%c",TIME_NOW,"TimeNow");
lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{TimeNow}"));
lr_save_datetime("%c",TIME_NOW+ONE_HOUR,"TimeNowPlusOneHour");
lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{TimeNowPlusOneHour}"));
return 0;
}
DATE_NOW, TIME_NOW, ONE_DAY, ONE_HOUR, ONE_MIN.
Example 1:
Action(){
lr_save_datetime("%c",DATE_NOW,"Date");
lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{Date}"));
lr_save_datetime("%c",DATE_NOW+ONE_DAY,"OneDayAdvanceDate");
lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{OneDayAdvanceDate}"));
lr_save_datetime("%c",TIME_NOW,"TimeNow");
lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{TimeNow}"));
lr_save_datetime("%c",TIME_NOW+ONE_HOUR,"TimeNowPlusOneHour");
lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{TimeNowPlusOneHour}"));
return 0;
}
Output:
Starting action Action.
Action.c(4): 5/22/2014 12:22:14 PM
Action.c(6): 5/23/2014 12:22:14 PM
Action.c(8): 5/22/2014 1:22:14 PM
Action.c(10): 5/22/2014 1:22:14 PM
Ending action Action.
lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{WeekDay}"));
Output: Today is (with full name) Friday
lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{Month}"));
Output: This month is (with abbreviated name) Jun
lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{Month}"));
lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{DateAndTimeStamp}"));
Output: 5/23/2014 11:56:18 AM Date with time stamp
lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{TodayDate}"));
Output: Only Todays Date 23
lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{24_Hours}"));
lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{WeekDay}"));
lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{TodayNumber}"));
lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{MonthInNo}"));
Output: Month in number format 05
lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{Minute}"));
lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{AM_PM}"));
lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{Seconds}"));
lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{WeekNo}"));
lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{DayNo}"));
lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{WeekNo}"));
lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{TodaysDate}"));
lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{TimeNow}"));
lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{YearWOCentuary}"));
lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{YearWCentuary}"));
lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{TimeZoneAbbr}"));
lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{TodayDate}"));
Saving Parameter "TodayDate = Today is 23%2014".
Notify: Parameter Substitution: parameter "TodayDate" = "Today is 23%2014"
Today is 23 (Seems here the lr_eval_string is removing the embedded parameters - You can ignore it - Not Sure What Happening in the background)
Different Date Formats Table:
Code | Date Format | Description |
%a | Fri | It gives abbreviated name of a day |
%A | Friday | It gives full name of a day |
%b | Jun | It gives abbreviated name of month |
%B | May | It gives full name of the month |
%c | 5/23/2014 10:55 | Date and Time Stamp |
%d | 23 | Today's Date |
%H | 10 | It gives hour with 24 hours format |
%I | 10 | It gives with 12 hour format |
%j | 143 | It gives number of day in a year |
%m | 5 | Month of the year in number format |
%M | 55 | It gives present minute |
%p | AM | It Gives AM/PM |
%S | 35 | It gives seconds |
%U | 20 | week number of a year with first Sunday in a year as 01 |
%w | 5 | Day of the week with Sunday as zero(0) |
%W | 20 | It gives week no the year with first Monday in a year as 01 |
%x | 5/23/2014 | It gives Today's Date |
%X | 10:55:35 AM | It gives time now |
%y | 14 | It gives year without century |
%Y | 2014 | It gives year with century |
%Z | India Standard Time | It gives time zone abbreviation |
%% | % | it gives % output in your date format |
Example 2:
lr_save_datetime("Today is (with abrreviated name) %a",DATE_NOW,"WeekDay");
lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{WeekDay}"));
lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{WeekDay}"));
Output: Today is (with abbreviated name) Fri
Example 3:
lr_save_datetime("Today is (with full name) %A",DATE_NOW,"WeekDay");lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{WeekDay}"));
Output: Today is (with full name) Friday
Example 4:
lr_save_datetime("This month is (with abbreviated name) %b",DATE_NOW+ONE_DAY*30,"Month");lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{Month}"));
Output: This month is (with abbreviated name) Jun
Example 5:
lr_save_datetime("This month is (with full name) %B",DATE_NOW+ONE_DAY*30,"Month");lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{Month}"));
Output: This month is (with full name) June
Example 6:
lr_save_datetime("%c Date with time stamp",DATE_NOW,"DateAndTimeStamp");lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{DateAndTimeStamp}"));
Output: 5/23/2014 11:56:18 AM Date with time stamp
Example 7:
lr_save_datetime("Only Todays Date %d",DATE_NOW,"TodayDate");lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{TodayDate}"));
Output: Only Todays Date 23
Example 8:
lr_save_datetime("Gives 24 Hours %H",DATE_NOW,"24_Hours");lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{24_Hours}"));
Output: Gives 24 Hours 11
Example 9:
lr_save_datetime("Gives 12 Hours %I",DATE_NOW,"12_hours");lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{WeekDay}"));
Output: Today is (with full name) Friday
Example 10:
lr_save_datetime("It gives number of day in a year %j",DATE_NOW,"TodayNumber");lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{TodayNumber}"));
Output: It gives number of day in a year 143
Example 11:
lr_save_datetime("Month in number format %m",DATE_NOW,"MonthInNo");lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{MonthInNo}"));
Output: Month in number format 05
Example 12:
lr_save_datetime("Gives present minute %M",DATE_NOW,"Minute");lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{Minute}"));
Output: Gives present minute 56
Example 13:
lr_save_datetime("Gives AM/PM %p",DATE_NOW,"AM_PM");lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{AM_PM}"));
Output: Gives AM/PM AM
Example 14:
lr_save_datetime("Gives Seconds %S",DATE_NOW,"Seconds");lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{Seconds}"));
Output: Gives Seconds 18
Example 15:
lr_save_datetime("Gives week no of the year (with Sunday as 01) %U",DATE_NOW,"WeekNo");lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{WeekNo}"));
Output: Gives week no of the year (with Sunday as 01) 20
Example 16:
lr_save_datetime("Day of the week with sunday as(zero) %w",DATE_NOW,"DayNo");lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{DayNo}"));
Output: Day of the week with sunday as(zero) 5
Example 17:
lr_save_datetime("Week No of the Year (with Monday as 01) %W",DATE_NOW,"WeekNo");lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{WeekNo}"));
Output: Week No of the Year (with Monday as 01) 20
Example 18:
lr_save_datetime("It gives Todays Date %x",DATE_NOW,"TodaysDate");lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{TodaysDate}"));
Output: It gives Todays Date 5/23/2014
Example 19:
lr_save_datetime("It gives time now %X",DATE_NOW,"TimeNow");lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{TimeNow}"));
Output: It gives time now 11:56:18 AM
Example 20:
lr_save_datetime("Year without centuary %y",DATE_NOW,"YearWOCentuary");lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{YearWOCentuary}"));
Output: Year without centuary 14
Example 21:
lr_save_datetime("Year with centuary %Y",DATE_NOW,"YearWCentuary");lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{YearWCentuary}"));
Output: Year with centuary 2014
Example 22:
lr_save_datetime("Abbreviation of time zone %Z",DATE_NOW,"TimeZoneAbbr");lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{TimeZoneAbbr}"));
Output: Abbreviation of time zone India Standard Time
Example 23:
lr_save_datetime("Today is %d%%%Y", DATE_NOW, "TodayDate");lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{TodayDate}"));
Output: (with parameter substitution in Extended Log)
Notify: Parameter Substitution: parameter "TodayDate" = "Today is 23%2014"
Today is 23 (Seems here the lr_eval_string is removing the embedded parameters - You can ignore it - Not Sure What Happening in the background)
the out put will be formated as folowing
ReplyDeletelr_save_datetime("Today is %d/%m/%Y", DATE_NOW, "TodayDate");
lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{TodayDate}"));
thanks for ur examples they are really helpful
thanks for your functions they are really helpful, in the ex.23 we could have % out by :
ReplyDeletelr_save_datetime("Today is %d/%m/%Y", DATE_NOW, "TodayDate");
lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{TodayDate}"));
thank you
Hi Adrar here I am trying to print % in the output
Deletethank you for your hepl on those examples. on 23 to take out the "%" need to :
ReplyDeletelr_save_datetime("Today is %d/%m/%Y", DATE_NOW, "TodayDate");
lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{TodayDate}"));
How to add days every time using lr_save_datetime function
ReplyDeleteI want to add 10 days every time for this date- 3/10/2015(m/d/y).
ReplyDelete