Download file with current date in filename

[aloke.sarnobat]

Hello,

I am new to this forum, so your help would be most appreciated.

I am trying to create a javascript where, on clicking a button, I will
be able to download the latest log file. But the log filename changes
everyday as it takes the current date as part of the filename. eg.
EMEA_20070806 i.e. EMEA_yyyymmdd
Also, the previous day's log file is stored in the same directory.

How can I create a button where it will download the latest log file
at all times?

Thanks

[Randy Webb]

al************@gmail.com said the following on 8/6/2007 1:47 PM:

Hello,

I am new to this forum, so your help would be most appreciated.

I am trying to create a javascript where, on clicking a button, I will
be able to download the latest log file. But the log filename changes
everyday as it takes the current date as part of the filename. eg.
EMEA_20070806 i.e. EMEA_yyyymmdd
Also, the previous day's log file is stored in the same directory.

How can I create a button where it will download the latest log file
at all times?

You have the server create a link to the latest two log files.

You could peruse using a JS Date Object and creating the filenames
yourself and worry about TZ Offsets, server TZ and all the other issues
that would go into it.

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[Dr J R Stockton]

In comp.lang.javascript message <46**************@PointedEars.de>, Mon,
6 Aug 2007 21:56:27, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <Po*********@web.de>
posted:

>
function getLatestLog()
{
var d = new Date(<?php echo time(); ?* 1000);
var m = d.getMonth() + 1;
var day = d.getDate();
window.location = "http://base-uri.example/EMEA_"
+ d.getFullYear() + (m < 10 ? "0" + m : m)
+ (day < 10 ? "0" + day : day);
}

window.location = "http://base-uri.example/EMEA_" +
( 1e4*d.getFullYear() + 1e2*(d.getMonth()+1) + d.getDate() )

should work for AD 1000-9999 inclusive.

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