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date added to filename before saving

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i'm trying to make a program that makes a backupcopy of a file. and i would like to use api to add date to the filename before saving. I haven't still foud a suitable api function to use. Which function to use and what are the parameters i have to use???
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You could simply make a copy using

FUNCTION boolean CopyFileA(ref string s_from,ref string s_to,boolean b_flag) LIBRARY "Kernel32.dll"


and just concantanate the datetime stamp to the file name in code... an idea anyways.
 
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