HI All, I am new to batch scripting and this is my first script pls help me out. I have to right a batch script, which has to pick the latest file in my directory in which file name are as below, filename_2007-12-23.txt filename_2007-12-30.txt filename_2008-01-06.txt after picking the latest file it has to rename the latest file as below. filename_20071223.txt filename_20071230.txt filename_20080106.txt Please suggest me how i can do this. Best Regards, Shalini

@echo off setLocal EnableDelayedExpansion for /f "tokens=* delims= " %%a in ('dir/b/a-d/o-d c:\files\*.txt') do ( set latest=%%a & goto :done ) :done echo latest is !latest! ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

HI, Thanks a lot for the script, i tried it on ms- dos .bat file, but it was not picking and renaming any file. Pls tell me how can i do this. Best regards, Shalini

I though we were talking about XP. It will take much more work in DOS. What version are you using? ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2