::== runtoday.bat
@echo off
setLocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set /p refDATE=enter date to compare in format: YYYYMMDD
call :now
if !refDATE! lss !today! echo don't run
if !refDATE! geq !today! echo run
goto :eof
:now
:: use debug/BIOS to get DATE into vars
::==
@echo off > d.d
>> d.d echo E 0100 B4 2A CD 21 B4 4C CD 21
>> d.d echo N DAY.COM
>> d.d echo RCX
>> d.d echo 8
>> d.d echo W
>> d.d echo E 0100 B4 2A CD 21 88 F0 B4 4C CD 21
>> d.d echo N MONTH.COM
>> d.d echo RCX
>> d.d echo A
>> d.d echo W
>> d.d echo E 0100 B4 2A CD 21 89 C8 B4 4C CD 21
>> d.d echo N YEAR.COM
>> d.d echo RCX
>> d.d echo A
>> d.d echo W
>> d.d echo E 0100 B4 2A CD 21 88 D0 B4 4C CD 21
>> d.d echo N DAT.COM
>> d.d echo RCX
>> d.d echo A
>> d.d echo W
>> d.d echo Q
debug < d.d > nul
del d.d
dat
for %%a in (1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ) do if errorlevel %%a set dat=0%%a
for %%a in ( 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31) do if errorlevel %%a set dat=%%a
echo Date %dat%
day
if errorlevel 0 set day=Sunday
if errorlevel 1 set day=Monday
if errorlevel 2 set day=Tuesday
if errorlevel 3 set day=Wednesday
if errorlevel 4 set day=Thursday
if errorlevel 5 set day=Friday
if errorlevel 6 set day=Saturday
echo Day %day%
month
for %%a in (1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ) do if errorlevel %%a set month=0%%a
for %%a in ( 10 11 12) do if errorlevel %%a set month=%%a
echo Month %month%
year
if errorlevel 215 set Year=2007
if errorlevel 216 set Year=2008
if errorlevel 217 set Year=2009
if errorlevel 218 set Year=2010
echo Year %Year%
set today=%year%%month%%dat%
echo Today is %today%
for %%c in (day month year dat) do del %%c.com
::== done
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If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.M2