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Publish PDF without overriding existing file

Narska
Advocate
Is there any setting that would have archicad not overide an existing PDF with the same name when publishing a new set?
Tomasz Mlynarski
New York based Architect
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Eduardo Rolon
Moderator
AFAIK No.
If the Auto rename option worked with all Publishing options and it had the DATE autotext then you could use it as a prefix and it might work within the limitations but this is another of the 80% tools.
Eduardo Rolón AIA NCARB
AC27 US/INT -> AC08

Macbook Pro M1 Max 64GB ram, OS X 10.XX latest
another Moderator

Narska
Advocate
This date auto-text thing you mention would likely save me hours over the course of a year... I'm not a programmer but this seems like low-hanging fruit.
ejrolon wrote:
AFAIK No.
If the Auto rename option worked with all Publishing options and it had the DATE autotext then you could use it as a prefix and it might work within the limitations but this is another of the 80% tools.
Tomasz Mlynarski
New York based Architect
DGSketcher
Legend
I am using AC24 on Mac and can add <SHORTDATE> to the end of both custom file & folder names in Publisher which seem to be updating correctly these days. Earlier versions were prone to ignoring the conversion or placing the date as static. Worth a try?
Apple iMac Intel i9 / macOS Sonoma / AC27UKI (most recent builds.. if they work)
Eduardo Rolon
Moderator
That doesn't seem to be an option in the US version.
Eduardo Rolón AIA NCARB
AC27 US/INT -> AC08

Macbook Pro M1 Max 64GB ram, OS X 10.XX latest
another Moderator

Eduardo Rolon
Moderator
OK, writing <SHORTDATE> looks like it might work
Eduardo Rolón AIA NCARB
AC27 US/INT -> AC08

Macbook Pro M1 Max 64GB ram, OS X 10.XX latest
another Moderator

DGSketcher
Legend
There's a list of system auto texts here... https://helpcenter.graphisoft.com/user-guide/135256/, and yes I think you have to type them in manually.
Apple iMac Intel i9 / macOS Sonoma / AC27UKI (most recent builds.. if they work)
Eduardo Rolon
Moderator
and to get a YYYY-MM-DD without the slashes you type:

<YEARLONG>-<MONTHNUMBER>-<DAYOFMONTH>
Eduardo Rolón AIA NCARB
AC27 US/INT -> AC08

Macbook Pro M1 Max 64GB ram, OS X 10.XX latest
another Moderator

Podolsky
Ace
Yes, not all auto-texts are shown in drop-down menu - you need to type them manually and it works.
Brian Spears
Booster
The short date can be configured to YYYY-MM-DD in the System Preferences.
Brian Spears
BIM Manager, Steele Group Architects
Winston-Salem, NC
AC26 USA on macOS