How to version a build?

Question

I have 2 questions,

* When a build is started, I would like to capture the date and time in certain format, create version number and pass it to my build script, For example, if a build is started Jan-1-2014 12:05:05, I would like my version to be "2.0.0.20140101_120505", how can I do that?
* In Bamboo dashboard, how can I diplay this instead of just build number?

Jason Monsorno2 · Answer

The computer's globalization format could be set, not sure if Bamboo uses that or not. You said you wanted to pass it into your build script so I figured you could reformat it.

Senthil R · Answer

I did take a look at that variable, format is different thatn what I am looking for. Any idea how to change the format?

Jason Monsorno2 · Answer

* ${bamboo.buildTimeStamp}
* Not without changing the javascript