Change filename for exported PDF/.xml files

Hi all,

if a export a report to a pdf file, the recommended filename is "reportname".pdf.
I would like to change that to "reportname"+"date".pdf or "othername"+"parameter".pdf.

The same problems with Excel-xml files which have the extension ".xls". I would prefer ".xml" to be able to open them with OpenOffice.

I have searched the forum and the web and haven't found a simple way without touching code.

I would be happy to be guided to some links to learn about a solution.

Thanks in advance!
Thomas

P.S.: I use birt 2.6.0

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mwilliams

I would guess you'd have to get into code here for sure. You could either use java code to run the report and set the output file's name, or you could probably change the emitter to change the file name structure. I'll let you know if I find or think of an easier way to do so.

ThomasT

Thanks for you fast answer.
Could you give me a hint where I should look for the code to change?

Thomas