Name of backup file

[hfsitumo2001]

I want to include the hours and minute and second of the day we backup in the file name. I tried to put like this but syntax error can anyone help me what is the good format?

Target = Path & "\EVSbkupDB_" & Format(Now(), "mm-dd-yyyy-hh-nn-ss") & ".accdb"

 

[arnelgp]

describe the "Path".

 

[Isaac]

Format(now, "mm-dd-yy-hh-mm-ss")

 

[hfsitumo2001]

Format(now, "mm-dd-yy-hh-mm-ss")

Thank you Isaac. God bless you

 

[arnelgp]

Format(now, "mm-dd-yy-hh-mm-ss")

i don't see any difference?

tested this part:

Format(Now(), "mm-dd-yyyy-hh-nn-ss") & ".accdb"

and is Valid.

 

[theDBguy]

In Format(), "m" = month and "n" = minutes.

 

[hfsitumo2001]

In Format(), "m" = month and "n" = minutes.

Thank you DBGuy, it works it now after I heard all you guys suggestion.

 

[Isaac]

i don't see any difference?

tested this part:

Format(Now(), "mm-dd-yyyy-hh-nn-ss") & ".accdb"

and is Valid.

the difference is he had "nn", the correct is "mm"

 

[Isaac]

In Format(), "m" = month and "n" = minutes.

I use it the way I did it all the time - literally every day. It works fine. It's "n" in some context, but not all. In fact I've discovered that most of the Special Formats in Excel actually can be used in the vba Format() function!

Try this - you'll see it correctly differentiates "mm" for month as well as "mm" for minutes:

Thank you Isaac. God bless you

Glad it helped! Good luck with your project

 

[theDBguy]

I use it the way I did it all the time - literally every day. It works fine. It's "n" in some context, but not all. In fact I've discovered that most of the Special Formats in Excel actually can be used in the vba Format() function!

Try this - you'll see it correctly differentiates "mm" for month as well as "mm" for minutes:

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Glad it helped! Good luck with your project

Hi. I would rather be safe than get caught by surprise. Try these:

?Format(Now(), "nn")

?Format(Now(), "mm")

Surprise!!!

 

[Minty]

Actually, I'm with @theDBguy on this one - mm for minutes (although it works sometine) is dodgy and I'm surprised.

I've always used "nn" for the minutes in Access.
EDIT: And I don't think "mm" will every give you the minutes in a Datepart() expression?

 

[Isaac]

Hi. I would rather be safe than get caught by surprise. Try this:

?Format(Now(), "nn")

?Format(Now(), "mm")

Surprise!!!

Right - it's only when you bundle them together in my magic sequence that it works

I hear what you're saying - But - it's not really dodgy, nor a surprise nor unsafe. From Format function (Visual Basic for Applications) | Microsoft Docs:

..."m" is just as much for minutes as "n" is, as long as sequence is taken into account.

 

[theDBguy]

Right - it's only when you bundle them together in my magic sequence that it works

You got it!

 

[arnelgp]

the difference is he had "nn", the correct is "mm"

there is no Difference.
you can test it yourself.

?Format$(Now, "hh-mm")
?Format$(Now, "hh-nn")

no difference, right?
and here is the original post (post#1):

Target = Path & "\EVSbkupDB_" & Format(Now(), "mm-dd-yyyy-hh-nn-ss") & ".accdb"

 

[theDBguy]

..."m" is just as much for minutes as "n" is, [BUT] as long as sequence is taken into account.

I see a "but" in there...

Like I said though, it's certainly an option, but why not just use what was purposely created for it? What if "someday" MS decides to take the option away? I know it's a big "IF," but I'm just playing it safe. However, I can't tell you how to gamble with your money.

 

[Isaac]

I see a "but" in there...

Like I said though, it's certainly an option, but why not just use what was purposely created for it? What if "someday" MS decides to take the option away? I know it's a big "IF," but I'm just playing it safe. However, I can't tell you how to gamble with your money.

Play by the rules and you'll be fine either way.

 

[hfsitumo2001]

Play by the rules and you'll be fine either way.

Play by the rules and you'll be fine either way.

Thank you to all of you, your ideas are very helpful for me.

 

[Pat Hartman]

I'm not sure when that rule was added but in the past, you always had to use nn for hours regardless of context. "nn" is unambiguous so I probably won't change my coding style.

VBA is actually a terrible language. It is way too flexible and there are too many ways to do certain things. And over time, MS has made it even more forgiving for non-programmers allowing them to be sloppy and still survive.

 

[isladogs]

I'm not sure when that rule was added but in the past, you always had to use nn for hours regardless of context. "nn" is unambiguous so I probably won't change my coding style.

VBA is actually a terrible language. It is way too flexible and there are too many ways to do certain things. And over time, MS has made it even more forgiving for non-programmers allowing them to be sloppy and still survive.

I think you meant use nn for minutes!

 

[Pat Hartman]

Thanks for the correction I just washed my hands and can't do a thing with them.