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"pyotr filipivich" wrote in message
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> "Jim Wilkins" on Sat, 30 Jun 2012 13:16:07
> -0400 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:
>>
>>"pyotr filipivich" wrote in message
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>>> pyotr filipivich on Fri, 29 Jun 2012
>>> 12:37:45
>>> -0700 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:
>>>
>>>>I knew posted a while back about wanting to import the date and
>>>>make
>>>>it part of a filename, automagically.
>>
>>The year_month_day format sorts into chronological order in folder
>>listings.
>
> Which is why I wanted it. But %Date% fetches a string which can't
> be used in a file name. I.E., "Sat 06/30/2012", so
> Filename%Date%.txt becomes "Filename Sat 06/30/2012.txt" and that is
> not a valid name.
> So the code I found lets you - "at the DOS prompt" - which is what
> a batch file is - get the date (and time) and put it into a useable
> format.
>
> for /f "tokens=1-4 delims=/ " %%a in ('date /t') do (set
> weekday=%%a& set month=%%b& set day=%%c& set year=%%d)
> for /f %%a in ('time /t') do set time=%%a
> for /f "tokens=1-3 delims=: " %%a in ('time /t') do (set
> hours=%%a& set minutes=%%b& set TheEnd=%%c)
> Set Date_Hack=%year%%month%%day%-%hours%%minutes%
>
> So I can name a file File%Date_Hack%.txt and get
> File20120630-1237.txt
> Which is legit. And in ISO sort order, too.
>
> ANd the "program" works and I am just so happy ...
>
> I even feel "clever". B-)
> pyotr
You should.
That's much more than I've ever had to do in a batch file.
jsw
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