Hello everyone, I need to come up with a batch script that can search the c: directory for file(s) that were modified today or within a week. Do I have to search the file in c: using date so I could come up with list of files? Kindly help Sufian

This may need tweaking to accomodate the date style on your box. Processing files a week old will take more doing. =============================== :: process only today's files @echo off > %TEMP%\# setLocal EnableDelayedExpansion for /f "tokens=* delims= " %%a in ('dir /s/b %TEMP%\#') do ( set mydate=%%~Ta ) for /f "tokens=1 delims= " %%a in (' echo !mydate!' ) do ( set today=%%a ) for /f "tokens=* delims= " %%a in ('dir/b/a-d') do ( set TD=%%~Ta for /f "tokens=1 delims= " %%a in ('echo !TD!') do ( set filedate=%%a ) if !filedate! equ !today! echo process %%a ) ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

Hi M2,thank you for the suggestion. I try the script but it doesnt seem to work on my system. I am not that familiar with FOr command and I am having trouble understanding them. For the 2nd part of the scipt, does it meant to convert the delimeter of the %Temp% to set mydate. I need something that can list the files from a specific date. Can you suggest to me any alternatives? for /f "tokens=* delims= " %%a in ('dir /s/b %TEMP%\#') do ( set mydate=%%~Ta )

Do this and post result. ====================== @echo off > %TEMP%\# setLocal EnableDelayedExpansion for /f "tokens=* delims= " %%a in ('dir /s/b %TEMP%\#') do ( set mydate=%%~Ta echo !mydate! ) ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2