Generate filing timestamp

Copies the current date and time in a good format for pre-pending to filenames to ensure the list is always ordered well when sorted alphabetically.

Actions Used

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Copy to Clipboard
Copies the result of the last action to the clipboard.
Format Date
Formats a date and time into text.
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Text
Passes the specified text to the next action.

Extra Details

Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Generate%20filing%20timestamp
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Generate%20filing%20timestamp
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Generate filing timestamp” end tell

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