Add timestamp using variable

Date stamp was easy to create using a custom format variable, but I cannot see how to do the same for a time stamp. I would need a time stamp format without colons or slashes that would be rejected as a filename.
Can a custom format Time variable be created? Or has anyone created a job which adds timestamps to files?   I can script it of course, but looking for a clean all purpose time stamp process.
thanks

For a file stamp the tidal system date is easy solution (you can use any date type variable)
Tidal Variables
Use system time (typically you add via variable button)
Take and remove :
and you will just get the numbers
use that as a tag to job
if you use Powershell you could use the get-date function as well depending ans format it depending on what you want to do.i
Marc

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is, that I get the name of this internal table in the field of
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table as variable, but I don't know how to use variables with
DESCRIBE TABLE (or if this is possible).

Hi,
REPORT ZPRUEBA782 .
define two tables with diferent structures.
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registro type i,
end of table1.
data: begin of table2 occurs 0,
registro type i,
repid like sy-repid,
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fill them with data
do 1000 times.
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append table1.
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perform howmanyrows tables table2 changing rows.
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How can I create a temporary file that uses variable substitution?
We are having a problem with files merging when we write files using the "Use Temporary File" setting on the FIle Adapter. So two independent files are merging into a single file. We are not using the "Append" setting.
We would like to use a Temp File Name Scheme that would append the message id onto the temporary file name.
Using variable substitution we created a msgid variable. When added to the temporary file name using %msgid% the temporary file name is created with %msgid% in the name instead of the actual message id. We put the variable into the "File Name Scheme" as well and the end completed file used the message id in the name.
Any Ideas?
Thanks,
Matt

HI Matthew,
Why are you adding the message id into the temporary file??
I understand that you want the output of the filename to contain message id .. and hence you are using variable substitution for the same.
Temporary file name will anyways get overwritten by the actual file name (here the actual filename will be using variable substituion).
So i suggest to achieve your scenario you can add any name in the temporary file and maintain the desired filename you require as output in the variable subsititution.
Temporary File Name option actually acts as a lock - unlock mechanism from PI side while the file is getting written to the file server so that while PI is writting the file no third party application batch program picks it up.
I hope this helps.
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File to file with out message mapping and using variable substitution

Hi,
Can any one send me a scenario where we can have file to file scenario with out message mapping and where i can use variable substitution.
As of now i am using integrate configurations where i cant use variable substitution as the message does not reflect in integration engine. I need to populate time stamp between <filename><timestamp>.txt.pgp
I am as of now using configuration scenario.
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The following query in my Execute SQL Task throws the following error when run - [Execute SQL Task] Error: Executing the query "SELECT @columnz = COALESCE(@columnz + ',[' + times..." failed with the following error:
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"ResultSet" property not set correctly, parameters not set correctly, or connection not established correctly.
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drop table tmpNCPCNCDownstreamMaxUtilization3wks
select node, max(utilization) as max_Utilization, DATE
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from stage_ncpcncdownstream_temporal
WHERE Date BETWEEN DATEADD(day, -20, GETDATE()) AND GETDATE()
group by node, date
order by node
go
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go
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set Timestamp = 'WeekOf_' + cast(left(Date, 11) as varchar)
go
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--go
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go
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pivot
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AND GETDATE()
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ORDER BY node
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--go
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FROM tmpNCPCNCDownstreamMaxUtilization3wks
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pivot
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)as p'
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,PreviousWeek
,CurrentWeek
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SET average = (coalesce(twoweeksago, 0) + coalesce(previousweek, 0) + coalesce(currentweek, 0)) / 3
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crossrulz,
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I am using file adapter and I what to create file name dynamically by acesssing PO number and time stamp from the payload using variable substution.
But the problem is I am getting ":" in time stamp field value and it is not acceptable for file name .
So could you please tell me a way that I can remove this ":" from that particular field value and create the file name dynamically.
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2) Dynamic Configuration code is also not use full as I am using 1:n file creation

>
Prasanna Kumar wrote:
> Hi ALL
>
> I am using file adapter and I what to create file name dynamically by acesssing PO number and time stamp from the payload using variable substution.
> But the problem is I am getting ":" in time stamp field value and it is not acceptable for file name .
> So could you please tell me a way that I can remove this ":" from that particular field value and create the file name dynamically.
>
> Note 1)Add Time stamp option will not help me as we require a time stamp of particular zone.
> 2) Dynamic Configuration code is also not use full as I am using 1:n file creation
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Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:53:55 -0700
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Using variables within GETurl
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