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How can I get the name of the last month?

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oxygen
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Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Posts: 22
Location: Germany

Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 12:52 pm Post subject: How can I get the name of the last month?

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Hello.

I want to store a file every month in a database, with the name of the previous month.

Code:

file copy -force $file $newfile[strftime %Y]_[expr [strftime %m]-1].db

Any sugestion?

Thnx,
oxygen

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DragnLord
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Joined: 24 Jan 2004
Posts: 711
Location: C'ville, Virginia, USA

Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 2:15 am Post subject:

%B is used to get full month name

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tsukeh
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Joined: 20 Jan 2005
Posts: 31

Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 3:56 am Post subject:

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Code:

file copy -force $file $newfile[strftime %Y_%m [clock scan "last month"]].db

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oxygen
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Joined: 05 Sep 2005
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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 1:58 pm Post subject:

Hello @DragnLord Thanks @tsukeh Thats exactly what I needed. Thanks a lot. oxygen

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