Re: way to get current date into a variable?

[Seth Ladd]

Hello,
Thanks very much for the quick and helpful reply.
I tried this technique in a User Defined Variable:
Name            Value
today           ${__javaScript(new Date(),Dummy)}
bizName         ${today} ${counter}
(note that counter is a counter setup in the thread group)
When I try to reference the ${bizName} variable, it resolves to the 
literal string '${today} ${counter}'

Are variables not dereferenced in the value of a User Defined Variable?
I am using JMeter 2.0.3
Thanks very much for your help!
Seth

Yes, several methods. All rely on functions.
1) Get the date from the OS, and set a property on the command line
with the value, then use one of the property functions to retrieve it.
E.g.
jmeter -Dtoday="`date`"
Then refer to it as ${today}
2) Use the JavaScript function to create a suitable date string, e.g. 
${__javaScript(new Date(),Dummy)}

3) Use the BeanShell function to create a suitable date string e.g.
${__BeanShell(new java.util.Date())}
You'll need to adjust the format.
S.
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