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Appending Datestamp to Filename
Name: Christian Reed Date: April 24, 2003 at 15:10:31 Pacific OS: NT/2000 Server CPU/Ram: 4-P3-500/2GB
Comment:
I have long wondered if it is possible to append a numerical datestamp or timestamp to a filename. If other words if a processed a file called "export.dat" how could I rename it to include today's date and time, such as "export_200304241505.dat"? So far this seems impossible, in the past I have used Shell script and created VB excutables to do this, but isn't there someway to do this in a batch script run in DOS?
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