Creating folder names

[Guest JohnB]

I know this isn't the DOS newsgroup but, I also know there are people here

that can answer this.

 

I need to create folder names based on the current date. The names need to

be in this format: DDMMYY

I've googled and found lots of examples, but none for that format.

Anyone know how do do that?

 

Thanks

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Creating folder names

 

 

"JohnB" <jbrigan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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>I know this isn't the DOS newsgroup but, I also know there are people here

>that can answer this.

>

> I need to create folder names based on the current date. The names need

> to be in this format: DDMMYY

> I've googled and found lots of examples, but none for that format.

> Anyone know how do do that?

>

> Thanks

 

DOS could never do this sort of thing but the Command Prompt

under all Windows NT-based OSs can. The usual way is to

rearrange the various elements of the %date% variable. Unfortunately

this method often fails when used with different regional settings.

The batch file below will always return the correct value in %MyDate%.

1. @echo off

2. echo>c:\TempVBS.vbs wscript.echo day(date()) * 10000 + month(date()) *

100 + right(year(date()),2)

3. for /F %%a in ('cscript //nologo c:\TempVBS.vbs') do set MyDate=%%a

4. echo Date=%MyDate%

[Guest JohnB]

Re: Creating folder names

 

After I posted that I found this solution: MD

%date:~4,2%%date:~7,2%%date:~-2%

 

It's simple and works perfect.

 

but thanks anyway.

 

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

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>

> "JohnB" <jbrigan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

> news:uwLCMzs2IHA.4920@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>I know this isn't the DOS newsgroup but, I also know there are people here

>>that can answer this.

>>

>> I need to create folder names based on the current date. The names need

>> to be in this format: DDMMYY

>> I've googled and found lots of examples, but none for that format.

>> Anyone know how do do that?

>>

>> Thanks

>

> DOS could never do this sort of thing but the Command Prompt

> under all Windows NT-based OSs can. The usual way is to

> rearrange the various elements of the %date% variable. Unfortunately

> this method often fails when used with different regional settings.

> The batch file below will always return the correct value in %MyDate%.

> 1. @echo off

> 2. echo>c:\TempVBS.vbs wscript.echo day(date()) * 10000 + month(date()) *

> 100 + right(year(date()),2)

> 3. for /F %%a in ('cscript //nologo c:\TempVBS.vbs') do set MyDate=%%a

> 4. echo Date=%MyDate%

>

>

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Creating folder names

 

 

"JohnB" <jbrigan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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> After I posted that I found this solution: MD

> %date:~4,2%%date:~7,2%%date:~-2%

>

> It's simple and works perfect.

>

> but thanks anyway.

 

Yes, it works perfect until the order of digits changes. In some

countries the variable %date% returns Mon 06/30/2008

whereas in others it returns Mon 30/06/2008. The nice and

simple solution you found will trip over this difference.