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10.13 Filenames used with the Removable Media (RM) Function Blocks
The
i ³C Lite supports displaying files in the 8.3 format, i.e. filename.pgm. Files with up to 8 characters
as a file name before the dot and up to 3 characters as a file extension after the dot will display in full
on the
i ³C Lite screen. Filenames exceeding the 8.3 format will be truncated.
Directories and sub-directories may be nested up to 16 levels deep if each pathname string does not
exceed 147 characters.
When creating filenames and directories it is sometimes desirable to include parts of the current date
or time, or even the screen number in the case of screen capturing. There are special symbols that can
be entered into a filename that are replaced by the I³ as follows.
Table 10.1 – Filename Special Symbols
Symbol Description Example
$Y Substitutes the current 2-digit year 2004 = 04
$M Substitutes the current month with a 2-digit code March = 03
$D Substitutes the current day 22
nd
= 22
$h Substitutes the current hour in 24-hour format 4 PM = 16
$m Substitutes the current minute 45 = 45
$s Substitutes the current second 34 = 34
$p Substitutes 4-digit current screen displayed Screen 76 = 0076
NOTE: All the symbols start with the dollar sign ($) character. Date symbols are in upper case, time
symbols are in lower case. The following are examples of the substituted time/date filenames:
Current date and time: March 1, 2004 3:45:34 PM; Screen 4 is currently displayed.
Filename: Data$M$D.csv = Data0301.csv
Filename: Year$Y\Month$M\aa$D_$h.csv = Year04\Month03\aa01_15.csv
Filename: Month_$M\Day_$D\$h_$m_$s.csv = Month_03\Day_01\15_45_34.csv
Filename: captures\SCR$p.bmp = captures\SCR0004.bmp