Why the strange file names for the database?

spook51

Could the database be given a file name that included the date please?

M8TJT · Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 11:46 am Post subject:

Surely the file date in explorer or whatever (Chose views-details) gives you a clue as to when you downloaded it

spook51 · Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 2:17 pm Post subject:

Not if you use list view as I do, I include the date in every file name as an indication of when that file was first created which I prefer to the date it was downloaded or modified.

Could the date be substituted for the seemingly random letters in the PGPSW database file names?

washman · Regular Visitor Joined: Mar 30, 2006 Posts: 75

Hi

Why not just rename the files yourself with the date.

Washman
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PaulB2005 · Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 3:49 pm Post subject:

The random characters are part of the security and can be used to trace the owner in some cases of piracy.

As mentioned above why not rename the file yourself when prompted to save the file?

theripper · Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 3:57 pm Post subject:

when you save the download it asks where you want to save it and also gives the option of calling it whatever you like.

GerryC · Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 4:45 pm Post subject:

Personally, I create a folder with the name and version number in it's name then download and unzip the file within that folder. It keeps them all organised then.
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spook51 · Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 4:46 pm Post subject:

mpwilson99 · Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 5:37 pm Post subject:

PaulB2005 · Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 5:42 pm Post subject:

MaFt · Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 8:24 am Post subject:

DennisN · Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 11:41 am Post subject:

Well, I never thought of it as part of the security, just some characters to make it not the same as any other. I mean, I change file names so often (photos is a prime example) that I would never dream of pirating out a file named (in code) "DennisN's OV2 Speed Zoned UK database version 8.102 dated 15th August 2010".

Some people must be as thick as thieves - maybe that's where the saying came from. Laughing

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Pocketgps · Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 8:59 pm Post subject:

When I download the file I just use Save As.. and name the file like this with the date: pgpsw_19_08_2010.zip

Daggers · Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 8:49 am Post subject:

Just a quick hint - if using dates in filenames, it's always best to put them in Year-Month-Date order (e.g. pgpsw_2010_08_19.zip). That way it's MUCH easier to sort them into date order.
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