Excel save as

This is a 2 part question:
1. I have a VI that writes data to excel but i want to leave my original file intact and save as different name, i keep getting an error
2. for the new name i want to append a timestamp but cannot find how to get the PC current time
any help would be appreciated, i've attached the VI and a sample spreadsheet
i'm using LV 2012 and office 2007
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ExportToExcel_new.vi ‏34 KB
Example.xlsx ‏9 KB

You could always drop a property node to get the values from the chart and then write to a csv file. Or, you can also always right click on a chart in LabVIEW and choose to export to Excel.
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