Feature request for future Yawcam version

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Helge
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Feature request for future Yawcam version

Post by Helge »

Hi

I have found Yamcam great for my purpose but have so far only been using FTP uploading to a website with 48 last picture array.

Now I would also like to save a copy of ALL the pictures on the local HD. Yawcam supports this simply as an incremental number filename... but I wonder if it would be more elegant and practical if Yawcam could save this large amount of pictures with ONE folder/directory per day (folder name preferably year-month-day, as 20080112 or 2008-01-12) and with file names as time (hour-minutes-seconds, as 231530.jpg or 23_15_30.jpg)? ....please :D
malun
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Post by malun »

This is possible in the latest beta version. Get it here:
http://www.yawcam.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=647

Then use variables in the file name like this for example:
C:\Images\{date}\img_{date}_{tstamp}.jpg

Read more about the variables that can be used here:
http://www.yawcam.com/help/help_set_file.php

/malun
tellmewhy
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Post by tellmewhy »

Just tested out and it works great.
It is possible to use the following variables in the filename:

{date} = The date in format YYYY-MM-DD
{dateY} = The current year in format YYYY
{dateM} = The current month in format MM
{dateD} = The current day of the month in format DD
{tstamp} = A time stamp in format HH.MM.SS
{tstampH} = The current hour in format HH
{tstampM} = The current minute in format MM
{tstampS} = The current second in format SS
{tstampMS} = The current millisecond
Just one remark :
Pay attention to the date format you use.
Creating directories with / in the name isn't possible.
How to verify / change ?
The use of / as separators is not allowed because the / is not a vald sign in filenames and directory names.
  • Go to Start / Configuration panel - International settingd (landinstellingen in dutch)
  • On the tab "Landinstellingen" check the short date notice.
    Mine is dd-mm-yyyy now and is OK.
  • If this is different,
    Then click Change.
    Select the tab "Date".

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  • Change here the "Separator sign" and the "Short style notation" if you have to.
Helge
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Post by Helge »

GREAT - Then I have to update Yawcam :D .....after sorting out some problems/questions about CPU load in another thread/topic :(
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