creating file names with the date in DOS
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Name: Andy
Date: February 2, 2002 at 10:48:49 Pacific
Subject: creating file names with the date in DOS |
Comment: Hi How do I name a file with the current date in DOS? E.g. 20020202.txt Thanks
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Response Number 1
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Name: chris
Date: February 2, 2002 at 11:28:12 Pacific
Subject: creating file names with the date in DOS |
Reply: (edit)I don't think this can be done using batch commands/variables. Please see my post on the previous thread "reading text from a file" about the use of Qbasic to do this kind of thing. It would take, literally, just a few lines of Basic to do exactly what you want. I've left Qbasic behind about 10 years ago, but I can tell you for a fact that what you want to do can be done in just 3 short lines of code.
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Response Number 2
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Name: Secret_Doom
Date: February 2, 2002 at 18:12:51 Pacific
Subject: creating file names with the date in DOS
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Reply: (edit)WHAT? What did you said? Of course it's possible! It seems that some people are underestimating batch language these days...
@echo off
if "%3"=="" if not "%2"=="" if exist %1.%2 goto start
echo ERROR: invalid parameters, parameter missing or excess of parameters.
echo SINTAX: %0 filename fileextention
echo.
goto eof
:start
echo @PROMPT SET DATE=$D$_> %temp%.\$$tmp.bat
%comspec% /c %temp%.\$$tmp.bat > %temp%.\$$tmp2.bat
echo e111';'> %temp%.\$$tmp.bat
echo e114';'>> %temp%.\$$tmp.bat
echo w>> %temp%.\$$tmp.bat
echo q>> %temp%.\$$tmp.bat
debug.exe %temp%.\$$tmp2.bat < %temp%.\$$tmp.bat > nul
call %temp%.\$$tmp2.bat
echo SET DATE=%%2%%3%%4> %temp%.\$$tmp.bat
call %temp%.\$$tmp.bat;%date%
for %%d in (tmp.bat tmp2.bat) do if exist %temp%.\$$%%d del %temp%.\$$%%d
REN %1.%2 %DATE%.%2
:eof
Be aware of line wrapping (cut-paste this text and I think it will be alright)
-- Secret_Doom - Leonardo Pignataro -- secret_doom@hotmail.com
www.batch.hpg.com.br
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Response Number 3
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Name: Secret_Doom
Date: February 2, 2002 at 18:17:25 Pacific
Subject: creating file names with the date in DOS
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Reply: (edit)Oh, I forgot saying: CUT-PASTE that text and save it with a .bat extention. It will become a batch file (executable) The sintax is: batchname filename fileextention Let's say you save it with the name COPYDATE.BAT, and you want to rename the file DATA.TXT to 02032002.TXT: copydate data txt Got it? -- Secret_Doom - Leonardo Pignataro -- secret_doom@hotmail.com
www.batch.hpg.com.br
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Response Number 4
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Name: chris
Date: February 3, 2002 at 02:10:44 Pacific
Subject: creating file names with the date in DOS |
Reply: (edit)Mr Doom. Wonderful! :):):)# You've proved my point brilliantly. But why on earth go to all that palaver?
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Response Number 5
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Name: Andy
Date: February 3, 2002 at 09:56:41 Pacific
Subject: creating file names with the date in DOS |
Reply: (edit)Thanks Guys You've helped me to solve my original problem. Cheers Andy
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