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Name: keerthirb
Date: August 25, 2009 at 05:55:18 Pacific
OS: Windows XP
Product: Maxell Ma-m230 dos optical rewritable 1pk 230mb
Subcategory: General
Comment:

HI

I need the command that displays day of the week alone in the command prompt.

example:
The day today is tuesday



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Name: DerbyDad03
Date: August 25, 2009 at 06:08:13 Pacific
Reply:

I think the best you can do is:

echo The day today is %date:~0,3%

which will return:

The day today is Tue

Also, see this thread:

http://www.computing.net/answers/wi...


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Response Number 2
Name: keerthirb
Date: August 26, 2009 at 05:08:45 Pacific
Reply:

It was helpful.
Thanks for your reply.


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