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   Re: Rename One File In Batch To It's Mod   
   05 Jan 18 04:23:59   
   
   From: hillbilly@appalachia.com   
      
   On Fri, 5 Jan 2018 11:08:57 +0100,  Herbert Kleebauer says...   
      
   >   
   > On 05.01.2018 10:47, adam_l@poczta.onet.pl wrote:   
   >   
   > >> Need to rename one file in batch to it's created date, i.e.,   
   > >> "latest.gho" > "createddate.gho"   
   >   
   > > FOR %%i IN ("latest.gho") DO SET MYVAR=%%~ti   
   > >   
   > > MYVAR is SET to date and time creation file   
   >   
   > I believe it is set to the last modified date, but   
   > maybe that is what the OP wants, because the file   
   > creation date it pretty meaningless (it changes every   
   > time the file is copied).   
      
   Yes, modified date is preferable. Haven't gotten anything to work yet.   
   Thanks.   
      
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