# File series reader should get time from filename

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/file-series-reader-should-get-time-from-filename/12528
**Category:** Feature Requests
**Created:** [July 17, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/file-series-reader-should-get-time-from-filename/12528 "2023-07-17T14:37:10Z")
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### Author: ![Kenneth\_Moreland](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/kenneth_moreland/32/15033_2.png) [@Kenneth\_Moreland](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Kenneth_Moreland)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2023, 2:38pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/file-series-reader-should-get-time-from-filename/12528/2 "2023-07-17T14:38:10Z")

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I bring this up because questions on this discourse regularly come up because ParaView is ignoring the obvious time values in filenames. The most recent one is [How can I adjust the starting step of the STL files?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-can-i-adjust-the-starting-step-of-the-stl-files/12525), but many others can be found.

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