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include date/time in copy filename

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hi Im trying to copy a file and include the current date/time in the new file name using the copy command. is this possible? how is it done? 60% of the time it works every time

Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: July 16, 2007 at 16:41:02 Pacific

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Not esdy in DOS, which is limited to 8.3 filename.ext; best you could do is MMDDHHMM.ext. ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

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