How do I make a timestamp macro

[eliass123]

Hey,

I want to make a macro that sends a timestamp to a background window like notepad and then send ctrl s

How do I do that?

Greetings

[Earthshine]

Show us your script and maybe we can help

[eliass123]

28 minutes ago, Earthshine said:

Show us your script and maybe we can help

I really have no clue how to do timestamps

even this page couldn't help me https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/macros/TimeAndDate.htm

 

edit found it out

Edited December 19, 2017 by eliass123

[JLogan3o13]

Begin with looking in the help file under the Date Management section. Look at _Now(), _NowDate(), and _NowTime() and see which works best for you. Then we can go from there.

[mrmacro]

I agree with reading the manual, its helped me a little with my project, then I can ask further for clarification, I have learned more by trying myself and failing rather than asking here for someone to do it for me

but I am too a beginner and using the help of the help file and the internet I have come up with this 

 

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Example()

Func Example()

Run("notepad.exe")

   AutoItSetOption("WinTitleMatchMode", 4)
    WinWaitActive( "Untitled - Notepad", "", 5 )
 ControlFocus ( "Untitled - Notepad","" , "Edit1" )
 ControlSend ( "Untitled - Notepad", "" , "Edit1","{F5}" )


Sleep(500)
Send("+{UP 2}")
Sleep(500)

Send("!f")
Send("x")

WinWaitActive("Notepad")
Send("y")
Sleep(500)
Send("+{UP 2}")
Sleep(500)

Send("!f")
Send("x")

WinWaitActive("Notepad")
Send("{ENTER}")
Sleep(500)
Send("heeeeeeee.txt")
Sleep(500)
Send("{ENTER}")
WinWaitClose("Untitled - Notepad")

EndFunc   ;==>Example

 

[JLogan3o13]

@mrmacro That is the exact reason we suggest new folks look at the help file. You could take your 37 lines, and boil it down to a simple:

#include <Date.au3>

FileWrite(@DesktopDir & "\Output.txt", _Now())

 

[mrmacro]

16 hours ago, JLogan3o13 said:

@mrmacro That is the exact reason we suggest new folks look at the help file. You could take your 37 lines, and boil it down to a simple:

#include <Date.au3>

FileWrite(@DesktopDir & "\Output.txt", _Now())

 

thought i could help another beginner with what i had worked out but , i got loads to learn still , seem i not worked that one out yet but thanks

[ViciousXUSMC]

You want hotkey or even hotstrings.

I like the use of hotstrings for things like this.

when you type the word timestamp it will automatically put the time stamp if the file you are working with.

#Include <HotString.au3>
#Include <Date.au3>

HotStringSet("timestamp{space}", inserttime)
HotKeySet("{Escape}", terminate)

While 1
    Sleep(10)
WEnd

Func inserttime()
    Send("{Backspace 10}")
    Send (_Now())
EndFunc

Func terminate()
    Exit
EndFunc