Exporting __DATE__ and __TIME__

[AdamWebber]

I am currently exporting the HEX file with the date compiled in the filename. The problem that I currently face is that I need to define the date manually. If I attempt to define the date as:

#define DATE __DATE__

it throws the quotation marks into the mix and Windows hates quotation marks in filenames.

So here is my current operational code:

[Ttelmah]

I'd say 'no'. Hopefully somebody will prove me wrong now!...

The value returned by __DATE__, is a string. Hence easy to use in things like printf. Now a macro argument can be converted to a string (# does this), hence it is sometimes referred to as the 'stringifying' operator. You'd need a 'de-stringifying' operator, but I don't think one exists.

[AdamWebber]

Thanks for the info. I can't say that I was very positive in finding a solution as I didn't expect a solution to be available. My cohort and I were trying to find a method but we became stumped. But if anyone else can think of something, it would be welcome and appreciated.

[jeremiah]

What I do is stick to a numeric version:
Filename_YYYYMMDD.hex

I know it isn't exactly what you want but I like how it sorts alphabetically.