[Tams]

if you amend this code to the indicator in the previous post,
your file log will get an automatic filename in this format:

symbolname-YYYYMMDDhhmm

e.g.: ESZ9-200910221313

i.e. you can have this code in any indicators, in any chart, with any symbol... your log files will be given a different name automatically.

// modified section

var:
File.name("");

if currentbar = 1 then
File.name =
"c:\docs\"
+ getsymbolname
+"-"
+ numtostr(currentdate+1900 0000,0)
+ numtostr(currenttime,0)
+ ".txt";

// Scan Print (for use in scanner)
// version: beta 0.2
// Author: TAMS
// License: public use
// 
// this indicator is for demonstration purpose only
//
// Description:
// this indicator scans the last bar on the chart,
// if the close is higher than previous bar's high,
// it will make a printout to
// a) the Output log window,
// b) the printer, or
// c) a file.
//
// see this thread for discussion
// http://www.traderslaboratory.com/forums/f46/scan-print-6194.html
//

Input:
Send.to.Log(true),
Send.to.printer(false),
Send.to.file(false);

var:
File.name("c:\docs\scan_print.txt");

{========== end of variables ==========}

{---------- auto filename ----------}

if currentbar = 1 then
File.name = 
"c:\docs\" 
+ getsymbolname 
+"-"
+ numtostr(currentdate+19000000,0)
+ numtostr(currenttime,0)
+ ".txt";

{---------- end of auto filename ----------}


if time <> time[1] then
begin
	if c > h[1] then
	begin
		if Send.to.Log then
		print(NumToStr(date+19000000,0), " C>H[1] " + getsymbolname);

		if Send.to.printer then
		print(printer, NumToStr(date+19000000,0), " C>H[1] " + getsymbolname);

		if Send.to.file then
		Fileappend(file.name, NumToStr(date+19000000,0) + " C>H[1] " + getsymbolname + newline);
	end;
end;