writing current date & time as file name using NSIS

Question

I developed an installer using NSIS. Every time I re-install the application, I want to create a backup of the existing database files.

How can I rename these datab

Answer 1

The best way to do this is explained here: nsis !define /date MyTIMESTAMP "%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S" Name "MyApplicationName ${MyTIMESTAMP}" OutFile "MyApplicationNameSetup-${MyTIMESTAMP}.exe"