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New-CustomFileName

SYNOPSIS

Create a custom file name based on a template.

SYNTAX

New-CustomFileName [-Template] <String> [-Case <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

This command will generate a custom file name based on a template string that you provide. You can create a template string using any of these variables. Most of these should be self-explanatory

  • %username
  • %computername
  • %year - 4 digit year
  • %yr - 2 digit year
  • %monthname - The abbreviated month name
  • %month - The month number
  • %dayofweek - The full name of the week day
  • %day
  • %hour - the hour of the day in 12 hour format to 2 digits
  • %hour24 - the hour of the day in 24 hour format to 2 digits
  • %minute
  • %seconds
  • %time - A compact string of HourMinuteSecond
  • %string - A random string
  • %guid

You can also insert a random number using %### with a # character for each digit. If you want a 2 digit random number use %##. If you want 6 digits, use %######.

The command will attempt to preserve case for any non-pattern string, but you should separate it from other placeholder patterns with one of these characters: - ( ) [ ] or a . Using an underscore will not work.

Another option, is to turn the entire custom name into upper or lower case.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

PS C:\> New-CustomFileName %computername_%day%monthname%yr-%time.log
COWPC_28Nov18-142138.log

EXAMPLE 2

PS C:\> New-CustomFileName %dayofweek-%####.dat
Tuesday-3128.dat

Create a custom file name using the day of the week and a 4 digit random number.

EXAMPLE 3

PS C:\> New-CustomFileName %username-%string.tmp -Case Upper
JEFF-Z0XUXMFS.TMP

Create an upper case custom file name. The %string placeholder will be replaced with a random 8 character string.

EXAMPLE 4

PS C:\> Join-Path c:\work (New-CustomFilename "%Year%Monthname-LOG-%computername[%username].txt" -case lower)
c:\work\2018nov-log-bovine320[jeff].txt

Create a lower case filename using Join-Path. This command does not create the file, it only generates a name for you to use.

EXAMPLE 5

PS C:\> 1..10 | foreach-object {
    $file = New-Item (Join-Path c:\work\data (New-CustomFileName %string-%####.dat))
    $stream =$file.open("OpenOrCreate")
    $stream.Seek((Get-Random -minimum 250 -Maximum 2KB), "Begin") | Out-Null
    $stream.WriteByte(0)
    $stream.Close()
    $file
}

    Directory: C:\work\data

Mode                LastWriteTime         Length Name
----                -------------         ------ ----
-a----        3/15/2019   4:46 PM            976 rcphz2nj-6431.dat
-a----        3/15/2019   4:46 PM           1797 viz32er5-0526.dat
-a----        3/15/2019   4:46 PM           1775 k2mukuv4-8267.dat
-a----        3/15/2019   4:46 PM            666 0encqdlt-8753.dat
-a----        3/15/2019   4:46 PM            513 dbswpujf-6314.dat
-a----        3/15/2019   4:46 PM            371 qlkdufp0-0481.dat
-a----        3/15/2019   4:46 PM           2010 5cxq3tb5-5624.dat
-a----        3/15/2019   4:46 PM           2043 mcvoh4n5-8041.dat
-a----        3/15/2019   4:46 PM           1048 4iwibnmf-1584.dat
-a----        3/15/2019   4:46 PM            378 fgsj0rtd-2894.dat

Create 10 dummy files with random names and sizes.

PARAMETERS

-Case

Some values like username or computername might be in different case than what you want. You can use the default value, or return a value that is all upper or lower case.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Accepted values: Lower, Upper, Default

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Template

A string that defines the naming pattern based on a set of placeholders. You can create a template string using any of these variables, including the % symbol.

  • %username
  • %computername
  • %year - 4 digit year
  • %yr - 2 digit year
  • %monthname - The abbreviated month name
  • %month - The month number
  • %dayofweek - The full name of the week day
  • %day
  • %hour - the hour of the day in 12 hour format to 2 digits
  • %hour24 - the hour of the day in 24 hour format to 2 digits
  • %minute
  • %seconds
  • %time - A compact string of HourMinuteSecond
  • %string - A random string
  • %guid
  • %### - a random number matching the number of # characters
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

None

OUTPUTS

System.String

NOTES

Learn more about PowerShell: http://jdhitsolutions.com/blog/essential-powershell-resources/

RELATED LINKS

New-RandomFileName