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batchfile to copy files with datename

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Name: Simone Lang
Date: July 19, 2002 at 03:23:38 Pacific
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Hello, I want to regularly start a batchfile, that copies the same file every day and automatically changes the filename to the current date.
For example
Event.txt --> event020719
Event.txt --> event020720
Event.txt --> event020721

Does anyone know how to do that?
Thanks in advance
Simone



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Response Number 1
Name: Renaissance Man
Date: July 19, 2002 at 04:49:12 Pacific
Reply:

http://www.computing.net/windowsme/wwwboard/forum/27111.html


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Response Number 2
Name: Simone Lang
Date: July 19, 2002 at 05:52:15 Pacific
Reply:

I forgot to say that I am not using Win98, but Win2000. The mentioned batchfile won't work on Win2000.

How do I have to change it, so it works on Win2000?

Simone


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Response Number 3
Name: Renaissance Man
Date: July 19, 2002 at 06:16:21 Pacific
Reply:

Did you follow all the links in the post?

Did you read response 3 here?
http://www.computing.net/dos/wwwboard/forum/10290.html


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Response Number 4
Name: Simone Lang
Date: July 19, 2002 at 06:41:51 Pacific
Reply:

I did. But that uses the time as the filename. I need the date as the filename. Any idea how to?


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Response Number 5
Name: Simone Lang
Date: July 19, 2002 at 06:46:12 Pacific
Reply:

got it! Thanks


set date2=%date:~4,2%%date:~7,2%%date:~10,4%

rename file.txt %date2%.txt


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Response Number 6
Name: Bill Wilson
Date: July 19, 2002 at 20:22:40 Pacific
Reply:

very cool, that was exactly what I was looking for. I love when I come across a post that is what I need.


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Response Number 7
Name: Secret_Doom
Date: July 19, 2002 at 20:54:49 Pacific
Reply:

I love when someone reads previous posts before posting a question answered a day ago.

BTW, there's another method, which I prefer (at the time I posted those replys on RMan's links, I didn't know about this method). This is all one line:

FOR /F "tokens=2,3,4 delims=/- " %a in ("%DATE%") do set CDATE=%a%b%c

If on a batch file, double the %'s from %a %b and %c (%%a %%b %%c).

It's longer, but more simple to read.

-- Leonardo Pignataro - Secret_Doom --

secret_doom@hotmail.com
www.batch.hpg.com.br


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