What I want it to do is when a user runs the batch file... 1. Rename the C:\Temp directory to a directory called OldTemp"date created on". 2. Then have it make another directory C:\Temp How would I code it to add the date into the directory name? Thanks.

the date word can be use to get the date but it also ask u for a new one.... otherwise u can't do what u want.... not with batch commands or ms dos commands at least... i can do it in C or Basic and use a batch to call that program.... Olivier

prompt $d gives u the date it is the only thing i was able to find on a date command... but their is a problem i wasn't able to save the date... in a file or other... try it and see what it do but i think u cant get it as a variable....maybe maybe not

Hmmm... not looking to good. The reason why I wanted the date in the filename is so I would be able to save a number of directories with different names, since you cannot have duplicate names. Any good way to do that?? Thanks for the help, by the way.

Here's a utility I wrote a while back to retrieve the date from DOS. Instructions for batch file use are included. http://www.trinex.net/users/mac/DOS/setdate.zip Cheers, Mac

Maybe this help you: http://www.robvanderwoude.com/datetime.html#Prompt There's to many related examples in this web.

This works for me: C:\WINDOWS>date /T Sat 07/06/2002 C:\WINDOWS> C:\WINDOWS>date /T >x C:\WINDOWS>more x Sat 07/06/2002