How to get date and time stamp to plot using a single MicroStation pen table text substitution variable?
Workspace>Configuration>New> Name: MS_PENTABLE_DATE_FORMAT Value: %I:%M %p on %A, %B %d, %YExit to Save changesExit MicroStation and re-enterPlace a long enough text string in your design file to contain the date and time.For example, I used: $systemtimesystemtimesystemtimesystemtime$ (systemtime repeated 4 times)Create/Edit/Attach pen table>Text Substitution> Edit>Insert NewActual: $systemtimesystemtimesystemtimesystemtime$Replacement: _DATE_Save Pentable and attachResults:MS_PENTABLE_DATE_FORMAT=%I:%M %p on %A, %B %d, %Ygives you ---> 02:36 PM on Thursday, December 10, 2009From MS-J Help: C:\Bentley\Program\MicroStation\readme_microstation_v71.htm --->search for "pen table"%H - hour using a 24-hour clock (00-23)%I - hour using a 12-hour clock (01-12)%p - AM/PM indicator for the 12-hour clock%M - minutes (00-59)%S - seconds (00-59)%a - abbreviated weekday name ("Thu")%A - full weekday name ("Thursday")%b - abbreviated month name ("Nov")%B - full month name ("November")%d - day of the month as an integer (00-31)%Y - four-digit year (1999)%y - two-digit year (99)