Hello. I would like to make a batch file that will copy files from my pendrive (let's say, z:) to my PC's hard drive. I know how to use the XCOPY command, but the twist here is that I want to rename the files each time their are copied, with the current date and, if possible, hour. Example: Original file: document1.doc Copied file: 2007-08-05document1.doc Or something like that. Is this possible? If yes, how? Thanks for any help.

[1] The example file names are no-go in DOS. [2] You cannpt mass renamr with xcopy. [3] You may want to check out the programming forum. ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

Perhaps something like: (it should work on 2000/XP only, not in Win98) ========= COPYFILE.BAT ======== :: Meant to be called only form :: COPYPD.BAT, this doesn't perform :: any parameter checking @ECHO OFF SETLOCAL ENABLEEXTENSIONS IF EXIST %4%2%1\NUL GOTO END if NOT EXIST %3%2NUL md %3%2 copy %4%2%1 %3%2%date%%1 if ERRORLEVEL 1 PAUSE :END ENDLOCAL ============= EOF ============= ========== COPYPD.BAT ========= @ECHO OFF SETLOCAL ENABLEEXTENSIONS SET PD=Z: IF "%1"=="/?" GOTO HELP IF "%1"=="" GOTO HELP IF NOT EXISTS %1\NUL GOTO ERROR for /r %PD%\ %i in (*.*) do call COPYFILE.BAT "%~nxi" "%~pi" "%1" %PD% GOTO END :ERROR ECHO The destination %1 doesn't exist. GOTO END :HELP ECHO Copies the contents of the pendrive in ECHO Z: to the specified destination. ECHO. ECHO Syntax: ECHO COPYPD dir ECHO Parameters: ECHO dir = Directory where the files will ECHO be copied to. ECHO. :END ENDLOCAL ============= EOF =============