Name of uploaded files

mechanix

Whenever I upload a file it gets renamed like :
0_1466362909063_example.xlsx

How can I get rid of the numbers before the file?

Thank you

pichalite

@mechanix you have to change core for that.

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bentael

the numbers are kind of necessary, since you might upload many files of the same name.

mechanix

@bentael said in Name of uploaded files:

the numbers are kind of necessary, since you might upload many files of the same name.

I understand. OK, but how can I get a time stamp before the file name then. Right now there are only random numbers.

julian

The numbers are actually a timestamp, they are not random.

frissdiegurke

@julian said in Name of uploaded files:

The numbers are actually a timestamp, they are not random.

They're not actual UNIX timestamps, but similar; Just with milliseconds instead of seconds. This might have confused @mechanix

mechanix

@frissdiegurke said in Name of uploaded files:

@julian said in Name of uploaded files:

The numbers are actually a timestamp, they are not random.

They're not actual UNIX timestamps, but similar; Just with milliseconds instead of seconds. This might have confused @mechanix

Exactly. I understand that Unix time is great to have unique file uploads but it would be more intuitive to use standard time stamps.