pasing date/time stamp to PHP for filename

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ok.. I have my code working.. basically the user drags some clips around the stage (building a chopper)..and hits the "save" button..this will export all the needed properties (_x, _y, _xscale, _yscale..etc..etc) to a textfile as a string (example: &tankData=val1, val2, val3..etc) which i will import and split into an array...so far so good (although i havent tested the loading part yet..should be fine)...as of now I have my PHP script dumping these values to a hardcoded textFile name. (build1.txt)..what i want to do is...instead of using the SAME text file for each save.. I want each save to have its OWN text file. So to be unique I am using a date/tie stamp fucntion I wrote to make a unique fileName that wont be overwritten.

what I need help on..is ow to pass this function the PHP script?

here all my code...

on my SVAE BUTTON: (I call the saveBuild function I wrote)

button:

on (release) {
	// [0]=x [1]=y [2]=xscale [3]=yscale [4]=_currentframe [5]=_rotation [6]=partName
	var frameData = [_root.mainContainer.frameContainer.frame_mc._x, _root.mainContainer.frameContainer.frame_mc._y, _root.mainContainer.frameContainer.frame_mc._xscale, _root.mainContainer.frameContainer.frame_mc._yscale, _root.mainContainer.frameContainer.frame_mc._currentframe, _root.mainContainer.frameContainer.frame_mc._rotation, _root.frameChoice];
	var tankData = [_root.mainContainer.tankContainer.tank_mc._x, _root.mainContainer.tankContainer.tank_mc._y, _root.mainContainer.tankContainer.tank_mc._xscale, _root.mainContainer.tankContainer.tank_mc._yscale, _root.mainContainer.tankContainer.tank_mc._currentframe, _root.mainContainer.tankContainer.tank_mc._rotation, _root.tankChoice];
	saveBuild();
	
}

the function it calls is THIS:

saveBuild function:

function saveBuild() {
	
	// call the PHP script & return if save was sucessful.
	//myTargetPath = "http://www.dmstudios.net/DBB/";
	
	// Format variables for PHP
	sendBuild = new LoadVars();
	sendBuild.frameData = "&frameData="+frameData;
	sendBuild.tankData = "&tankData="+tankData;
	reply = new LoadVars();
	reply.onLoad = function(success) {
		if (success) {
			//error is a variable echo'd in the PHP file.
			response_txt.text = reply.error; 
			//check text field to see if the values wrote correctly. (only for testing wont go live)
			_root.getURL("http://www.dmstudios.net/DBB/build1.txt?" add random(9999), "_blank");
		}
	};
	sendBuild.sendAndLoad("writeTextFile2.php", reply, POST);	
}

and here is the PHP script I am using:

PHP code:

<?
$myFileName="build1.txt";  // note that either the "files" folder needs chmod 777 or test.dat needs chmod 666 to save anything on unix server
// note further that accepting an unchecked filename from the web is an invitation to hackers      
$frameData=$_POST["frameData"];
$tankData=$_POST["tankData"];
$fp = fopen ("$myFileName", "w");
if($fp)
{  fwrite($fp,stripslashes("$frameData\n$tankData"));  // it does not make sense to write if the fopen failed, so this goes within the if
   fclose($fp);
   echo ("&error=NONE&msg=Save was successful!");
} else {
echo ("&error=OK&msg=Save unsuccessful!...an error occurred!");
}

?>

I have everything woring as it should and how I want it to be.. EXCEPT if you look I am using the SAME textFile hardcoded into the PHP script.

what i want to do is us the OUTPUT form this function I wrote:

timeStamp function:

function timeStamp() {
	//Get DATE:
myDate = new Date();
currentDate = myDate.getDate();
currentMonth =["1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", "10", "11", "12"];
//currentYear = myDate.getYear(); // last digits of YEAR: 06
currentYear = myDate.getFullYear();  //fulle YEAR: 2006
currentHour = myDate.getHours();
currentMinute = myDate.getMinutes();
currentSecond = myDate.getSeconds();
timeStamp = currentMonth[myDate.getMonth()]+currentDate+currentYear+currentHour+currentMinute+currentSecond;
trace(timeStamp);
}

to be the NAME of the text file the PHP script writes to.

How would I go abotu doing this? (I know 0% php really)

so wold I just call this function form the button (at the same time I call the saveBuild unction) and then try to pass the result in the varObject I am passing to the PHP script as well??

or is there a better method? or better practice?

thanks


update: I have tried:

var newFileName = timeStamp();
trace(newFileName);

but it returns "undefined". I know I am not using it properly to return the results from the function.. HELP???