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GenerateFileName

This is Filter Equivalent. This function may be present in generated code, but should not be used in hand-written code.

Generates consecutive file names, eg. for saving series of images

Syntax

void avl::GenerateFileName
(
	GenerateFileNameState& ioState,
	const atl::Directory& inDirectory,
	const atl::String& inPattern,
	atl::File& outFile
)

Parameters

	Name	Type	Default	Description
	ioState	GenerateFileNameState&		Object used to maintain state of the function.
	inDirectory	const Directory&	\".\"	Input directory
	inPattern	const String&	\"file_$_####.txt\"	File name pattern, $ is replaced by date, # is replaced by number
	outFile	File&		Generated file name

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