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Date and time path name variables in FTP Voyager Scheduler

FTP Voyager Scheduler allows local and remote paths (file and folder names) to contain variables that can uniquely identify file or folder paths. These variables may be used anywhere within the remote and/or local file or folder paths. The following are the variables which can be used when executing an action:

First published date

10/26/2018 2:05 PM

Last published date

10/26/2018 2:05 PM

Overview

FTP Voyager Scheduler allows local and remote paths (file and folder names) to contain variables that can uniquely identify file or folder paths. These variables may be used anywhere within the remote and/or local file or folder paths. This article provides a list of variables that can be used when executing an action.

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Serv-U Managed File Transfer & Serv-U FTP Server

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Variable

Description

%a

The abbreviated weekday name

%A

The full weekday name

%b

The abbreviated month name

%B

The full month name

%c

The date and time representation appropriate for the locale

%dThe day of the month in decimal number (01 to 31)
%HThe hour in 24-hour format (00 to 23)
%IThe hour in 12-hour format (01 to 12)
%jThe day of the year in decimal number (001 to 366)
%mThe month in decimal number (01 to 12)
%MThe minutes in decimal number (00 to 59)
%pThe current locale A.M. or P.M. indicator for a 12-hour clock
%SThe seconds in decimal number (00 to 59)
%UThe week of the year in decimal number, with Sunday as the first day of the week (00 to 53)
%wThe weekday in decimal number (0 to 6, where Sunday is 0)
%WThe week of the year in decimal number, with Monday as the first day of the week (00 to 53)
%xThe date representation for the current locale
%XThe time representation for the current locale
%yThe year without the century in decimal number (00 to 59)
%YThe year with the century in decimal number
%z, %ZThe time zone name or abbreviation. There will be no characters if the time zone is unknown
%%The percent sign

Examples:
C:\BACKUP\%m-%d-%Y %H-%M-%S\
C:\BACKUP\%m-%d-%Y \
/ftproot/MyOffsiteBackup/Monthly/%B/


Notes:

  • The variables above are case sensitive. In addition, certain special characters cannot be used as part of the folder name.
  • These variables are ignored if used with the Run External Program action.