Copy files with same name. Can't overwrite it.

I need to periodically generate and copy a .txt file into a folder. The name of the files, when generated, is the same. How can I copy it without overwriting previous files that already are in the folder.

magaupe wrote:
I need to periodically generate and copy a .txt file into a folder. The name of the files, when generated, is the same. How can I copy it without overwriting previous files that already are in the folder.Use a different name? Maybe append a number to it, or add a ".bak" extension or something?
(I use question marks 'cause I am not sure I fully understand your problem - if you are generating the names of these files then can't you change the name of the copied one?)

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