Scripting: Date parsing using FOR /f

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Gordon Chiu - 19 May 2004 18:06 GMT

Hi

I would like to copy and rename a file with the system date (Window 2000 Professional OS) as the filename by using the FOR scripting code in a batch file

Here is my code

copy E:\tv63_share\loncprod.prn E:\tv63_share\????????2.pr
for /f "tokens=2-4 delims=/" %%a in ('DATE /T') do set Date=%%a%%b%%
E
cd tv63_shar
ren loncprod2.prn %Date

However, the FOR code used in parsing date, I got only the day and the year; the month is missing. If I change the tokens=1-4, then I got the "Wed 05192004" with "Wed" in front of it. How can I get only 05192004 without the "Wed" so that I can use %Date% as my filename. Please help. Thanks in advance

-Gordon Chiu

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Chad Z. Hower aka Kudzu - 19 May 2004 19:02 GMT

"=?Utf-8?B?R29yZG9uIENoaXU=?=" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in news:C36E54B7-D0CF-47A1-97A4-22C38EE98E00@microsoft.com:

> I would like to copy and rename a file with the system date (Window 2000
> Professional OS) as the filename by using the FOR scripting code in a
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
> cd tv63_share
> ren loncprod2.prn %Date%

How does this relate to the .NET framework? Is this Batch.NET?

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Gordon Chiu - 19 May 2004 20:01 GMT

Hi Chad

It has nothing to do with .Net, I tried to post it to the scripting group. But, it keeps showing up here. Excuse me for stepping into wrong territory

-Gordo

----- Chad Z. Hower aka Kudzu wrote: ----

"=?Utf-8?B?R29yZG9uIENoaXU=?=" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrot
in news:C36E54B7-D0CF-47A1-97A4-22C38EE98E00@microsoft.com:
> I would like to copy and rename a file with the system date (Window 200
> Professional OS) as the filename by using the FOR scripting code in
> batch file.
>> Here is my code
>> copy E:\tv63_share\loncprod.prn E:\tv63_share\????????2.pr
> for /f "tokens=2-4 delims=/" %%a in ('DATE /T') do set Date=%%a%%b%%
> E
> cd tv63_shar
> ren loncprod2.prn %Date

How does this relate to the .NET framework? Is this Batch.NET

-
Chad Z. Hower (a.k.a. Kudzu) - http://www.hower.org/Kudzu
"Programming is an art form that fights back

Develop ASP.NET applications easier and in less time
http://www.atozed.com/IntraWeb

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