# Incremental name for image save
**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/incremental-name-for-image-save/15599
**Category:** Coding Questions
**Created:** [November 17, 2019, 10:16pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/incremental-name-for-image-save/15599 "2019-11-17T22:16:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@nicolas](https://discourse.processing.org/u/nicolas)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2019, 10:16pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/incremental-name-for-image-save/15599/1 "2019-11-17T22:16:42Z")
Hello,
I would like to know how to name images so that each image is numbered in the order of recording. Names numbered incrementally.
I use this code:
```auto
save("image01.png");
```
And i want names like: image01, image02, image03… each time i save an image.
Thank you for your help!
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### Author:  [@kll](https://discourse.processing.org/u/kll)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2019, 10:25pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/incremental-name-for-image-save/15599/2 "2019-11-17T22:25:12Z")
you can create names as strings anyway you like
```auto
function setup() {
createCanvas(400, 400);
}
function draw() {
background(220);
}
let count=0;
function fileString() {
count++;
return "image_"+year() + "-" + nf(month(), 2) + "-" + nf(day(), 2) + "_" +
nf(hour(), 2) + "_" + nf(minute(), 2) + "_" + nf(second(), 2)+"_"+count+".png";
}
function keyPressed() {
if ( key == 's' ) print(fileString());
}
```
on key [s] prints to console:
```auto
image_2019-11-18_05_23_15_1.png
image_2019-11-18_05_23_18_2.png
image_2019-11-18_05_23_19_3.png
image_2019-11-18_05_23_20_4.png
```
try [https://editor.p5js.org/kll/sketches/AEQLh\_n7y](https://editor.p5js.org/kll/sketches/AEQLh_n7y)
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### Author:  [@Chrisir](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Chrisir)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2019, 6:42am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/incremental-name-for-image-save/15599/3 "2019-11-18T06:42:18Z")
In java processing
[https://processing.org/reference/saveFrame\_.html](https://processing.org/reference/saveFrame_.html)
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### Author:  [@kll](https://discourse.processing.org/u/kll)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2019, 7:16am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/incremental-name-for-image-save/15599/4 "2019-11-18T07:16:27Z")
you tested that from [https://editor.p5js.org](https://editor.p5js.org) ?
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### Author:  [@nicolas](https://discourse.processing.org/u/nicolas)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2019, 10:57am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/incremental-name-for-image-save/15599/5 "2019-11-18T10:57:32Z")
Hi, thank you for your reply!
I use your code, and i do this : [https://editor.p5js.org/NicolasTilly/sketches/2dD-nn4Pa](https://editor.p5js.org/NicolasTilly/sketches/2dD-nn4Pa)
and it works!
```auto
function setup() {
createCanvas(400, 400);
background(220);
rectMode(CENTER);
rect(width / 2, height / 2, 100, 100);
}
function draw() {
}
let count = 0;
function fileString() {
count++;
return "" + count + ".png";
}
function keyPressed() {
if (key == 's') save(fileString());
}
```
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### Author:  [@kll](https://discourse.processing.org/u/kll)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2019, 11:02am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/incremental-name-for-image-save/15599/6 "2019-11-18T11:02:18Z")
good, when it is that simple can also use
```auto
let count = 1;
function keyPressed() {
if ( key == 's' ) save( count++ + ".png");
}
```
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### Author:  [@nicolas](https://discourse.processing.org/u/nicolas)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2019, 12:04pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/incremental-name-for-image-save/15599/7 "2019-11-18T12:04:57Z")
Perfect, even simpler! Thank you!