How to create a destname which includes date and time at installation in Inno Set-up

Question

I want to use the [Files] section to create a new file which has the format:

Program Name plus date plus time .fmpur

I'd be grateful for any ideas.

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 04 '12 at 13:57

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For instance the following way. How to modify a date time pattern, see the GetDateTimeString page:

[Setup]
AppName=My Program
AppVersion=1.5
DefaultDirName={pf}\My Program

#define FileNamePattern SetupSetting("AppName") + " " + GetDateTimeString('dd-mm-yyyy hh-nn-ss', '-', ':') + ".fmpur";

[Files]
Source: "MyProg.exe"; DestDir: "{app}"; DestName: "{#FileNamePattern}"

answered Oct 04 '12 at 13:57

TLama

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Thank you ! A perfect answer. – John Carpmael Oct 04 '12 at 14:29
@TLama Does this use the date at the time of build or the date that the setup is run? I need the date that the setup is run. – RichC Feb 13 '15 at 13:33
@RichC, the function used here is a preprocessor function, so it's a pre-compilation timestamp. – TLama Feb 13 '15 at 13:35

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 19 '20 at 10:49

An alternative to TLama's example using a function to get the filename.

[code]
function GetFileName(Dummy: String): String;
begin
    Result := SetupSetting("AppName") + " " + GetDateTimeString('dd-mm-yyyy hh-nn-ss', '-', ':') + ".fmpur";
end;

[Files]
Source: "MyProg.exe"; DestDir: "{app}"; DestName: "{code:GetFileName}"

How to create a destname which includes date and time at installation in Inno Set-up

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