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ADP Software Manual Version 6.42 (November 1, 2000)
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APPENDIX A. Automatic File Naming Convention
When automatically generating data file names in the real-time software (running ADPSA with
the -f or –g command line options), the ADP uses a file naming convention based upon the date
and time at which the file was created. Unless the clock has been reset such that two files are
started within the same minute, the file name cannot be repeated. An example of this convention
is shown below.
AA7ADM23.ADP
where
AA = starting two characters as specified in the file ADPFILE.DEF (see section 2.2).
7 = last digit of year (1997)
A = month (i.e. A = 10 = October)
D = day (i.e. D = 13)
M = hour (i.e. M = 22)
23 = minute
.ADP = all ADP data files use the same extension
The above file name is for a file started at 22:23 on October 13, 1997. Several tables showing the
abbreviation for month, day and hour are shown below.
Month
1 = January 4 = April 7 = July A = October
2 = February 5 = May 8 = August B = November
3 = March 6 = June 9 = September C = December
Day
1 = 1 5 = 5 9 = 9 D = 13 H = 17 L = 21 P = 25 T = 29
2 = 2 6 = 6 A = 10 E = 14 I = 18 M = 22 Q = 26 U = 30
3 = 3 7 = 7 B = 11 F = 15 J = 19 N = 23 R = 27 V = 31
4 = 4 8 = 8 C = 12 G = 16 K = 20 O = 24 S = 28
Hour
0 = 0 3 = 3 6 = 6 9 = 9 C = 12 F = 15 I = 18 L = 21
1 = 1 4 = 4 7 = 7 A = 10 D = 13 G = 16 J = 19 M = 22
2 = 2 5 = 5 8 = 8 B = 11 E = 14 H = 17 K = 20 N = 23
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