topic Append date to beginning of exported PDF file in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/append-date-to-beginning-of-exported-pdf-file/m-p/265737#M20444 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hello all,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I have searched the forums, help files, and python site for an answer to this question but could not find it as it relates to the "ExportToPDF" function.&nbsp; Up to this point I have been relying on trial and error to get the dateTimeStamp in front of the filename with no success.&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Currently, I have a script that creates and exports maps in a PDF format using the same name as the mxd followed by the dateTimeStamp.&nbsp; What I would like to have is a filename that shows the date first (YYMMDD) followed by the name of the map document. For example,&nbsp; 120315 Sewer Lines.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>How can this be accomplished?&nbsp; Is there another script format that allows you to change the order of elements in filenames?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Any help or insight is appreciated <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I am using the following script:</SPAN><BR /><PRE class="plain" name="code">dateTimeStamp = time.strftime('%y%m%d') arcpy.mapping.ExportToPDF(mxd,r"S:\GIS Data\Scripts\Temp PDF\Sewer Lines" + dateTimeStamp + ".pdf")</PRE></BODY></HTML> Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:42:35 GMT DrewSteffens1 2012-03-15T17:42:35Z Append date to beginning of exported PDF file https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/append-date-to-beginning-of-exported-pdf-file/m-p/265737#M20444 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hello all,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I have searched the forums, help files, and python site for an answer to this question but could not find it as it relates to the "ExportToPDF" function.&nbsp; Up to this point I have been relying on trial and error to get the dateTimeStamp in front of the filename with no success.&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Currently, I have a script that creates and exports maps in a PDF format using the same name as the mxd followed by the dateTimeStamp.&nbsp; What I would like to have is a filename that shows the date first (YYMMDD) followed by the name of the map document. For example,&nbsp; 120315 Sewer Lines.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>How can this be accomplished?&nbsp; Is there another script format that allows you to change the order of elements in filenames?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Any help or insight is appreciated <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I am using the following script:</SPAN><BR /><PRE class="plain" name="code">dateTimeStamp = time.strftime('%y%m%d') arcpy.mapping.ExportToPDF(mxd,r"S:\GIS Data\Scripts\Temp PDF\Sewer Lines" + dateTimeStamp + ".pdf")</PRE></BODY></HTML> Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:42:35 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/append-date-to-beginning-of-exported-pdf-file/m-p/265737#M20444 DrewSteffens1 2012-03-15T17:42:35Z Re: Append date to beginning of exported PDF file https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/append-date-to-beginning-of-exported-pdf-file/m-p/265738#M20445 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Does this work?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><PRE class="plain" name="code">arcpy.mapping.ExportToPDF(mxd,r"S:\GIS Data\Scripts\Temp PDF\\"+dateTimeStamp+"sewerlines.pdf")</PRE><DIV style="display:none;"> </DIV></BODY></HTML> Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:57:06 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/append-date-to-beginning-of-exported-pdf-file/m-p/265738#M20445 MathewCoyle 2012-03-15T17:57:06Z Re: Append date to beginning of exported PDF file https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/append-date-to-beginning-of-exported-pdf-file/m-p/265739#M20446 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Works Perfectly!&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thank you!</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:25:02 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/append-date-to-beginning-of-exported-pdf-file/m-p/265739#M20446 DrewSteffens1 2012-03-15T18:25:02Z