M2, i think i got some idea on how to do it.

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done... a bit messy coding and my eye is too sleepy. 3am in the morning here. @echo off SetLocal EnableDelayedExpansion set /a yyyy=%date:~-4% set /a mm=1%date:~3,2%-100 set /a dd=1%date:~0,2%-100 echo Today=%yyyy%-%mm%-%dd% Call :GetJulianDate %dd% %mm% %yyyy% echo JulianDate=%GetJulianDate% Call :GetStdDate %GetJulianDate% echo StandardDate=%GetStdDate% goto:eof REM FUNCTION GetJulianDate dd as %1, month as %2, year as %3 :GetJulianDate set /a GetJulianDate=%1 if NOT %2=='1' ( set /a loopUntil=%2-1 for /L %%i IN (!loopUntil!,-1,1) do ( call :GetNumOfDays %%i %3 set /a GetJulianDate+=!GetNumOfDays! ) ) set GetJulianDate=%3%GetJulianDate% set GetJulianDAte=%GetJulianDate:~2% goto :eof REM FUNCTION GetStdDate julianDate as %1 :GetStdDate ::Julian Year 1930-2029 set jDate=%1 set /a yyyy=19%jDate:~0,2% if !yyyy! lss 1930 set /a yyyy+=100 set /a ddd=1%jDate:~-3%-1000 for /L %%i In (1,1,12) do ( call :GetNumOfDays %%i !yyyy! set /a ddd-=!GetNumOfDays! if !ddd! leq 0 ( set /a mm=%%i set /a dd=ddd+=!GetNumOfDays! goto :breakLoop ) ) :breakLoop if !mm! leq 9 set mm=0!mm! if !dd! leq 9 set dd=0!dd! set GetStdDate=!yyyy!!mm!!dd! goto :eof REM FUNCTION GetNumOfDays month as %1, year as %2 :GetNumOfDays if %1==2 ( set /a remainder=%2-%2/4*4 if !remainder!==0 (set /a GetNumOfDays=29) else (set /a GetNumOfDays=28) ) else ( for %%i in (1 3 5 7 8 10 12) do if %1==%%i set /a GetNumOfDays=31 for %%i in (4 6 9 11) do if %1==%%i set /a GetNumOfDays=30 ) goto :eof for %%i in (10 11 12) do (if %date:~3,2%==%%i (set /a mm=%date:~3,2%) else (set /a mm=%date:~4,1%)) for /L %%i in (10,1,31) do (if %date:~0,2%==%%i (set /a dd=%date:~0,2%) else (set /a dd=%date:~1,1%))

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I prefer to cheat: Sat 12/20/2008 22.30.28.17 C:\>copy con a.bat echo WScript.Quit DatePart("yyyy", Now) > #.vbs cscript //NOLOGO #.vbs set d=%ErrorLevel% echo WScript.Quit DatePart("e: Done y", Now) > #.vbs cscript //NOLOGO #.vbs set d=%d%%ErrorLevel% del #.vbs @echo %d%^Z 1 file(s) copied. Sat 12/20/2008 22.33.38.22 C:\>a Sat 12/20/2008 22.33.50.55 C:\>echo WScript.Quit DatePart("yyyy", Now) 1>#.vbs Sat 12/20/2008 22.33.50.55 C:\>cscript //NOLOGO #.vbs Sat 12/20/2008 22.33.50.67 C:\>set d=2008 Sat 12/20/2008 22.33.50.67 C:\>echo WScript.Quit DatePart("y", Now) 1>#.vbs Sat 12/20/2008 22.33.50.69 C:\>cscript //NOLOGO #.vbs Sat 12/20/2008 22.33.50.75 C:\>set d=2008355 Sat 12/20/2008 22.33.50.75 C:\>del #.vbs 2008355 Sat 12/20/2008 22.33.50.75 C:\> Edit: Other direction! Sat 12/20/2008 22.49.42.22 C:\>copy con a.bat echo d = WScript.Arguments(0) > #.vbs echo d = DateSerial(Left(d, 4), 1, Right(d, Len(d) - 4)) >> #.vbs echo WScript.Quit DatePart("yyyy", d) * 10000 + DatePart("m", d) * 100 + DatePart("d", d) >> #.vbs cscript //NOLOGO #.vbs %1 set d=%ErrorLevel% del #.vbs @echo %d%^Z 1 file(s) copied. Sat 12/20/2008 22.54.08.19 C:\>a 2008355 Sat 12/20/2008 22.54.37.94 C:\>echo d = WScript.Arguments(0) 1>#.vbs Sat 12/20/2008 22.54.37.94 C:\>echo d = DateSerial(Left(d, 4), 1, Right(d, Len(d) - 4)) 1>>#.vbs Sat 12/20/2008 22.54.37.94 C:\>echo WScript.Quit DatePart("yyyy", d) * 10000 + DatePart("m", d) * 100 + DatePart("d", d) 1>>#.vbs Sat 12/20/2008 22.54.37.94 C:\>cscript //NOLOGO #.vbs 2008355 Sat 12/20/2008 22.54.38.00 C:\>set d=20081220 Sat 12/20/2008 22.54.38.00 C:\>del #.vbs 20081220 Sat 12/20/2008 22.54.38.02 C:\>

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Actually, while we're screwing around, here's a fun idea. Change your TMP environment variable (either from "System Properties" or with SETX) to NUL. Log off/on, then try to download something with Firefox or Internet Explorer. Then [don't] do it to someone else's PC.

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reno, Using DATE substring is a non-starter. I'll read through your cade later to see what you've done withn the ,ath. ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

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i've another subroutine to get date from bios written by my guru. hehehe, i've been learning to write script from his codes the past few days at this forum. to razor2.13: thats a nice vbs, hope you dont mind if i use your code in my batch file. REM FUNCTION GetDate() Return date as integer(yyyymmdd) :GetDate ::== YMD8.bat @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#.com for /L %%a in (1,1,9) do if errorlevel %%a set dd=0%%a for /L %%a in (10,1,31) do if errorlevel %%a set dd=%%a #day#.com for /L %%a in (0,1,6) do if errorlevel %%a (for %%b in (Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat) do set ddd=%%b) #month#.com for /L %%a in (1,1,9 ) do if errorlevel %%a set mm=0%%a for %%a in ( 10 11 12) do if errorlevel %%a set mm=%%a #year#.com if errorlevel 215 set yyyy=2007 if errorlevel 216 set yyyy=2008 if errorlevel 217 set yyyy=2009 if errorlevel 218 set yyyy=2010 del #*#.com set /a GetDate=%yyyy%%mm%%dd% goto :eof

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To be clear, that code to get date from BIOS is not mine. I think it came from dtech10. ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

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The problem with Mechanix2Go's / dtech10's method is that it's obsolete and removed from Windows 64-bit. I don't have a solution, either (excluding alternate languages).

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"removed from Windows 64-bit" huh? ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

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On Vista 64-bit: C:\Windows>dir debug.exe /s /b File Not Found

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The wunderkind at M$ finally broke backward compatibility. LOL ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

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[Edit2] Ok I Think I fixed the problem, sorry for re-editing but it saves the thread being unreadable. Should work with fancy date formats. [/edit2] To get today's date in batch this seems to work in xp. Not sure about anything other systems. Probably won't work on locked down systems without access to reg. @ECHO OFF SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION for /f "skip=2 tokens=3" %%a in ('reg query "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International" /v sDate') do set lim=%%a for /f "skip=4 tokens=2,*" %%a in ('reg query "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International" /v sShortDate') do ( set dt=%%b if defined lim set dt=!dt:%lim%= ! for %%c in (!dt!) do ( set /a pcnt+=1 set p!pcnt!=%%c ) ) set dvar=%date% if defined lim set dvar=!dvar:%lim%= ! for %%a in (%dvar%) do set nvar=%%a !nvar! for %%a in (%nvar%) do ( call :test %%a set /a pcnt-=1 if !pcnt!==0 goto finish ) goto finish :test if /i "!p%pcnt%:~0,1!"=="y" ( set tyear=%1 ) else ( if /i "!p%pcnt%:~0,3!"=="mmm" ( call :month %1 ) else ( if /i "!p%pcnt%!"=="dd" ( set tday=%1 ) else ( if /i "!p%pcnt%!"=="d" ( set tday=%1 ) else ( if /i "!p%pcnt%!"=="mm" ( set tmonth=%1 ) else ( if /i "!p%pcnt%!"=="m" ( set tmonth=%1 ) ) ) ) ) ) goto :eof :month for %%z in ("jan=1" "feb=2" "mar=3" "apr=4" "may=5" "jun=6" "jul=7" "aug=8" "sep=9" "oct=10" "nov=11" "dec=12") do set %%z set tmonth=!%1! goto :eof :finish if %tyear% lss 10 set tyear=20%tyear% if %tday% lss 10 set tday=0%tday% if not "%tmonth:~0,1%"=="0" if %tmonth% lss 10 set tmonth=0%tmonth% echo The day is the %tday% echo The month is %tmonth% echo the year is %tyear% endlocal pause goto :eof

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Doesn't work in w2k. But regardless, I don't see any date math. Just a way to get the layout via reg/ cp settings. ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

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True no date math, the reason I posted it was because the conversation came back to how to get a reliable source for date output from batch. I think it's worth a mention because I got a consistent output with every date setting I could think of in xp. This included dd ddd mm mmm yyyy and many other strange settings. Sorry for interrupting your thread, I guess I'm probably the daffy one......

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