I'd like to know a command to create a directory (folder) with the date inserted. For example "backup 02-04-2003". Do you, wise guys, know how to write this in batch command? If I'm asking sth impossible, at least tell me how to create a folder with different name each time a execute the BAT file. Thank you very much !!!!!!!! Mariano

======================================================================================== The thing is that the command prompt is not a programmable environment like UNIX/Linix shells. Batch files are almost entirely written to control the flow of action at the command prompt but is not very well suited to controling the data/information itself. If you really need to do this then a program would be the quickest and easiest way to proceed. If you need someone to make a small program for you (DOS or Windows) then email me and I can throw something together that will create a folder with the days date if it does not already exist. ======================================================================================== borelli34@cox.net John Borelli

I had the same problem once. The solution is: @echo off rem it creates the directory by day for /f "tokens=1,2,3* delims=/" %%r in ('echo %date%') do ( echo 1=%%r 2=%%s 3=%%t echo. set day=%%s ) set name=tran%zi% mkdir c:\"%nume%"