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!

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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?

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If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.

M2