From: tlvargo@sbcglobal.netz   
      
   On 8/5/2013 9:21 AM, Tim Meddick wrote:   
   > Oh for goodness sake!   
   >   
   > Instead of over-intellectualising the problem from which you formed your   
   > criticism (of illegal filename caused by [forward] slashes in the DATE   
   > variable), why don't you simply take two minutes time-out to change the   
   > regional date format : "Short date separator" - from a "slash" to a   
   > "hyphen"...!!   
   >   
   >      This will be immediately reflected in the system %DATE% variable on   
   > closing / re-opening a [cmd.exe] Window's Command Prompt....   
   >   
   > "Regional and Language Options" (Control Panel) ->   
   > "Regional Options" (Tab) -> "Customize" (Button) -> "Date" (Tab) ->   
   > "Short date" (Middle Section) -> "Date separator" (Drop-down Menu)   
   >   
   > ==   
   >   
   > Cheers,    Tim Meddick,    Peckham, London.    :-)   
   >   
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   >   
   > "Tim Meddick"  wrote in message   
   > news:ktlmtv$tgo$1@speranza.aioe.org...   
   >> P.S. Sorry; you should replace the term "echo" with "copy" in the   
   >> previous batch   
   >>                  file script; run "as is", it will only echo to screen   
   >> the target and [new]   
   >>                  destination  filenames - without actually copying   
   >> anything...   
   >>   
   >> ==   
   >>   
   >> Cheers,    Tim Meddick,    Peckham, London.    :-)   
      
   In which post did OP request help with renaming files using a date?   
   ISTM, you are bickering over something that was not even requested.   
      
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