Append TimeStamp to a File Name
I prefer to use:
string result = "myFile_" + DateTime.Now.ToFileTime() + ".txt";
What does ToFileTime() do?
Converts the value of the current DateTime object to a Windows file time.
public long ToFileTime()
A Windows file time is a 64-bit value that represents the number of 100-nanosecond intervals that have elapsed since 12:00 midnight, January 1, 1601 A.D. (C.E.) Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Windows uses a file time to record when an application creates, accesses, or writes to a file.
Source: MSDN documentation - DateTime.ToFileTime Method
You can use DateTime.ToString Method (String)
DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyyMMddHHmmssfff")
or string.Format
string.Format("{0:yyyy-MM-dd_HH-mm-ss-fff}", DateTime.Now)
;
or Interpolated Strings
$"{DateTime.Now:yyyy-MM-dd_HH-mm-ss-fff}"
There are following custom format specifiers y (year), M (month), d (day), h (hour 12), H (hour 24), m (minute), s (second), f (second fraction), F (second fraction, trailing zeroes are trimmed), t (P.M or A.M) and z (time zone).
With Extension Method
Usage:
string result = "myfile.txt".AppendTimeStamp();
//myfile20130604234625642.txt
Extension method
public static class MyExtensions
{
public static string AppendTimeStamp(this string fileName)
{
return string.Concat(
Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(fileName),
DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyyMMddHHmmssfff"),
Path.GetExtension(fileName)
);
}
}