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Name: charles_cp
Date: April 21, 2003 at 19:49:30 Pacific
OS: win 2000 pro
CPU/Ram: 700/256
Comment:

How do I rename a file with the current date?
eg test.txt to text20030422.txt
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for /F %%A in ("%DATE%") do ren test.txt test%%C%%A%%B.txt

I used the command to renmae my text file, but the file will rename to "test%CTue%B"

Pls help




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Name: Secret_Doom
Date: April 21, 2003 at 20:45:08 Pacific
Reply:

That is covered on my FAQ:

FAQ #02 - Get system's current date into a variable without separators

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Response Number 2
Name: charles_cp
Date: April 21, 2003 at 22:53:38 Pacific
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thank you very much


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