Add to Zip : Add Timestamp to filename

[Marc]

Hi,

I often use the internal function (context menu) Add to Zip with the default name (which is that of the last file selected).
It's quick and easy.
As I sometimes make several zips in the same day (e.g. source codes at different times), would it be possible to add to the 3 menu options another with a TimeStamp (in ISO format)
Ex: <filename>_YYYYMMDD
and possibly minutes
<filename>_YYYYMMDD_HHMM
Thanks

[highend]

If you do it so frequently, why don't you just use a script and use it with a keyboard shortcut?

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end (!<curitem>), "No item selected, aborted!";
    $base = gpc(<curitem>, "base");
    $path = gpc(<curitem>, "path");
    $date = formatdate(now(), "YYYYMMDD_HHNN");
    $zip  = $path . "\" . $base . "_" . $date . ".zip";
    zip_add($zip, <curitem>);

[Marc]

Yes, thank you, that's a good idea.

I had thought that since it's a feature that's used quite a lot (suffixing archives with the creation date), it might interest some people and therefore maybe become a native feature?
Simply add 2 lines to the context menu.

Add to Zip.jpg

In the meantime, I'm reading the “Droppable User Buttons (DUB)” chapter in the (excellent) Help, so I can also add a WinRar button and drop several files into it.