Loadrunner Current Timestamp

In Vugen, it is helpful to include a datetime with log messages, either informational or errors.  This can be done very easily using the lr_save_datetime function.  The timestamp can also be formatted in many different ways using the format codes commented out in the script below.   The following script shows how this can be done:

Script

Action()
{
// handle an event such as an error or important message including a timestamp
lr_save_datetime("%m/%d/%Y %I:%M:%S %p", DATE_NOW, "now"); 
lr_output_message(lr_eval_string("{now}: My important message here.")); 

//  Format codes for lr_save_datetime
// %a  day of week, using locale's abbreviated weekday names
// %A  day of week, using locale's full weekday names
// %b  month, using locale's abbreviated month names
// %B  month, using locale's full month names
// %c  date and time as %x %X
// %d  day of month (01-31)
// %H  hour (00-23)
// %I  hour (00-12)
// %j  number of day in year (001-366)
// %m  month number (01-12)
// %M  minute (00-59)
// %p  locale's equivalent of AM or PM, whichever is appropriate
// %S  seconds (00-59)
// %U  week number of year (01-52), Sunday is the first day of the week. Week number 01 is the first week with four or more January days in it.
// %w  day of week; Sunday is day 0
// %W  week number of year (01-52), Monday is the first day of the week. Week number 01 is the first week with four or more January days in it.
// %x  date, using locale's date format
// %X  time, using locale's time format
// %y  year within century (00-99)
// %Y  year, including century (for example, 1988)
// %Z  time zone abbreviation
// %%  to include the "%" character in your output string

return 0;
}

Console Output

Running Vuser...
Starting iteration 1.
Starting action Action.
Action.c(29): 09/13/2012 02:56:41 PM: My important message here.
Ending action Action.
Ending iteration 1.