From: gazelle@shell.xmission.com   
      
   In article ,   
   Robert Roland   wrote:   
   ...   
   >If we simply use our own computer as a remote server, it seems to   
   >work:   
   >   
   >echo Apparent time is %date% %time%   
   >   
   >for /F "tokens=6,7" %%n in ('NET TIME \\%computername%^|find "Current   
   >time"') do set realdate=%%n&set realtime=%%o   
      
   You can also use: net time \\127.0.0.1   
      
   to save the hassle of making sure that "computername" is meaningfully set.   
      
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