title: timestamp as file name in java
body: <p>I need to create a text file in the name of current timestamp in a particular directory </p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>D:\Assignments\abassign in java.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>But when i try to do that the following error comes as the file name should not contain ':'. But the timestamp contains ':'  </p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Exception in thread "main" java.io.IOException: The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect
        at java.io.WinNTFileSystem.createFileExclusively(Native Method)
        at java.io.File.createNewFile(File.java:883)
        at abassign.Abassign.main(Abassign.java:35)
    Java Result: 1</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>This error shows up</p>