# Saving live information to excel file every half hour

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**Category:** Electronics (Arduino, etc.)\
**Created:** [October 25, 2023, 7:47pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/saving-live-information-to-excel-file-every-half-hour/43061 "2023-10-25T19:47:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![GoToLoop](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/gotoloop/32/86_2.png) [@GoToLoop](https://discourse.processing.org/u/GoToLoop)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2023, 6:12pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/saving-live-information-to-excel-file-every-half-hour/43061/13 "2023-10-31T18:12:53Z")

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> [@Timer with specific format](https://discourse.processing.org/t/timer-with-specific-format/6864/3):
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> nf() -\> [Processing.org/reference/nf\_.html](http://Processing.org/reference/nf_.html)[Forum.Processing.org/two/discussion/16001/add-0-s-to-date-time-in-the-filename-with-saveframe#Item\_3](http://Forum.Processing.org/two/discussion/16001/add-0-s-to-date-time-in-the-filename-with-saveframe#Item_3) SimpleDateFormat -\> [Docs.Oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/text/SimpleDateFormat.html](http://Docs.Oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/text/SimpleDateFormat.html)[Forum.Processing.org/two/discussion/10067/how-to-prevent-file-overwriting#Item\_3](http://Forum.Processing.org/two/discussion/10067/how-to-prevent-file-overwriting#Item_3)

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