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Can AHK apply a dynamic filename to a file it makes? (programming.dev)
submitted 1 week ago by Flagstaff@programming.dev to c/ahk@programming.dev
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For example, can FileAppend() be set to create something like %COMPUTERNAME%test.txt? I have no idea of what the code for this would be like, if so.

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[โ€“] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The help file shows it using a variable for the file name.

[โ€“] Flagstaff@programming.dev 1 points 1 week ago

Where? https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/v2/lib/FileAppend.htm

All I see is it using My Script.ahk, not producing My Script DESKTOP_3058.ahk and My Script LAPTOP_362.ahk based on the local machine that the script is run in.

To be transparent, I have a log generator being managed by a script in a Syncthing folder. I'd like to keep the script there if possible, but have the logs be individualized so they don't keep causing sync-conflicts.