diff --git a/libs/exceptions_fp.py b/libs/exceptions_fp.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a678ffa..0000000
--- a/libs/exceptions_fp.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#
-#
-#
-
-class FingerprintWrite(Exception):
-  """Problem writing the fingerprint to a file"""
-  pass
-
diff --git a/libs/toolbox.py b/libs/toolbox.py
index 4b5bec1..ba619af 100644
--- a/libs/toolbox.py
+++ b/libs/toolbox.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #
 #
 import re
+import time
 
 #
 class ToolBox:
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ class ToolBox:
       cols = table.split(':')
       tblCols[cols[0]] = cols[1].split(',')
     return tblCols
-      
+
   #
   @staticmethod
   def parseFilename(fqfilepath):
@@ -38,3 +39,12 @@ class ToolBox:
     if len(results.group(1)) != 0:
       filename = results.group(1)
     return filename
+
+  #
+  @staticmethod
+  def getTimestampFilename(fqfilename):
+    """ return output file name """
+    timestr = time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d_%H%M%S', time.localtime(time.time()))
+    filename = ToolBox.parseFilename(fqfilename)
+    fileout = filename + "_" + timestr + '.json'
+    return fileout