%date% returns different values for login script.

[Guest TimParker]

I have what I thought would be a simple project that is stumping me at

the moment. I was asked to create a simple login/out file to log when

a user signs in and out of a machine. I set up the script shown here:

 

echo %COMPUTERNAME%, %USERNAME%, %date%, %TIME%, Login >> \

\mopssrv01\MISData\MOPS-LOGONS.csv

 

Simple one line bat file that I put in as a Login Script through GP. I

have another one for Logout with just the word change at the end to

tell me what they were doing.

 

This is the output that I get in my CSV. Note the first and last one

has the MON as part of the date. I have looked around and must be

totally blind as I dont' see where I can change the actual format of

the date to get two different values for %date%. Any ideas/thoughts?

 

WKSTN0027 USER1 Mon 08/25/2008 9:04:02.45 Login

WKSTN0014 USER2 08/25/2008 9:05:19.57 Login

WKSTN0033 USER3 08/25/2008 9:05:21.96 Login

WKSTN0021 USER4 Mon 08/25/2008 9:07:03.16 LogOut

 

 

Not that it would really matter, but I did change the names from the

real users!

 

TIA.

Tim

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: %date% returns different values for login script.

 

 

"TimParker" <timpar@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:2c3f341a-4af7-4284-b436-14f862fcc963@y38g2000hsy.googlegroups.com...

>I have what I thought would be a simple project that is stumping me at

> the moment. I was asked to create a simple login/out file to log when

> a user signs in and out of a machine. I set up the script shown here:

>

> echo %COMPUTERNAME%, %USERNAME%, %date%, %TIME%, Login >> \

> \mopssrv01\MISData\MOPS-LOGONS.csv

>

> Simple one line bat file that I put in as a Login Script through GP. I

> have another one for Logout with just the word change at the end to

> tell me what they were doing.

>

> This is the output that I get in my CSV. Note the first and last one

> has the MON as part of the date. I have looked around and must be

> totally blind as I dont' see where I can change the actual format of

> the date to get two different values for %date%. Any ideas/thoughts?

>

> WKSTN0027 USER1 Mon 08/25/2008 9:04:02.45 Login

> WKSTN0014 USER2 08/25/2008 9:05:19.57 Login

> WKSTN0033 USER3 08/25/2008 9:05:21.96 Login

> WKSTN0021 USER4 Mon 08/25/2008 9:07:03.16 LogOut

>

>

> Not that it would really matter, but I did change the names from the

> real users!

>

> TIA.

> Tim

 

This happens when different users have different international

settings in their profiles. You can resolve the issue in several

ways. Here are two of them:

- Use tool such as now.exe (Windows Technical Resource Kit).

It displays the time always like so: Mon Aug 25 21:38:36 2008

- Use a vb script to format the date/time independently from any

international settings.

I think that this is a problem that should have been addressed by

Microsoft a long, long time ago, e.g. by providing a couple of

fixed-format environmental variables.

[Guest TimParker]

Re: %date% returns different values for login script.

 

Strange, I was thinking something along those lines, but when I look

for where I might be able to change it, even if its me manually going

around from workstation to wrokstation. I haven't figured out where

the difference is at. ....

 

On Aug 25, 3:42 pm, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com.oz> wrote:

> "TimParker" <tim...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:2c3f341a-4af7-4284-b436-14f862fcc963@y38g2000hsy.googlegroups.com...

>

>

>

>

>

> >I have what I thought would be a simple project that is stumping me at

> > the moment. I was asked to create a simple login/out file to log when

> > a user signs in and out of a machine. I set up the script shown here:

>

> > echo %COMPUTERNAME%, %USERNAME%, %date%, %TIME%, Login >> \

> > \mopssrv01\MISData\MOPS-LOGONS.csv

>

> > Simple one line bat file that I put in as a Login Script through GP. I

> > have another one for Logout with just the word change at the end to

> > tell me what they were doing.

>

> > This is the output that I get in my CSV. Note the first and last one

> > has the MON as part of the date. I have looked around and must be

> > totally blind as I dont' see where I can change the actual format of

> > the date to get two different values for %date%. Any ideas/thoughts?

>

> > WKSTN0027 USER1 Mon 08/25/2008  9:04:02.45 Login

> > WKSTN0014 USER2 08/25/2008  9:05:19.57 Login

> > WKSTN0033 USER3 08/25/2008  9:05:21.96 Login

> > WKSTN0021 USER4 Mon 08/25/2008  9:07:03.16 LogOut

>

> > Not that it would really matter, but I did change the names from the

> > real users!

>

> > TIA.

> > Tim

>

> This happens when different users have different international

> settings in their profiles. You can resolve the issue in several

> ways. Here are two of them:

> - Use tool such as now.exe (Windows Technical Resource Kit).

>    It displays the time always like so: Mon Aug 25 21:38:36 2008

> - Use a vb script to format the date/time independently from any

>    international settings.

> I think that this is a problem that should have been addressed by

> Microsoft a long, long time ago, e.g. by providing a couple of

> fixed-format environmental variables.- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: %date% returns different values for login script.

 

It's in the Control Panel / Regional Settings, and it's user-specific.

 

"TimParker" <timpar@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:c29917ac-2303-41d9-a4f0-06488ede87f5@m44g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...

Strange, I was thinking something along those lines, but when I look

for where I might be able to change it, even if its me manually going

around from workstation to wrokstation. I haven't figured out where

the difference is at. ....

 

On Aug 25, 3:42 pm, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com.oz> wrote:

> "TimParker" <tim...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:2c3f341a-4af7-4284-b436-14f862fcc963@y38g2000hsy.googlegroups.com...

>

>

>

>

>

> >I have what I thought would be a simple project that is stumping me at

> > the moment. I was asked to create a simple login/out file to log when

> > a user signs in and out of a machine. I set up the script shown here:

>

> > echo %COMPUTERNAME%, %USERNAME%, %date%, %TIME%, Login >> \

> > \mopssrv01\MISData\MOPS-LOGONS.csv

>

> > Simple one line bat file that I put in as a Login Script through GP. I

> > have another one for Logout with just the word change at the end to

> > tell me what they were doing.

>

> > This is the output that I get in my CSV. Note the first and last one

> > has the MON as part of the date. I have looked around and must be

> > totally blind as I dont' see where I can change the actual format of

> > the date to get two different values for %date%. Any ideas/thoughts?

>

> > WKSTN0027 USER1 Mon 08/25/2008 9:04:02.45 Login

> > WKSTN0014 USER2 08/25/2008 9:05:19.57 Login

> > WKSTN0033 USER3 08/25/2008 9:05:21.96 Login

> > WKSTN0021 USER4 Mon 08/25/2008 9:07:03.16 LogOut

>

> > Not that it would really matter, but I did change the names from the

> > real users!

>

> > TIA.

> > Tim

>

> This happens when different users have different international

> settings in their profiles. You can resolve the issue in several

> ways. Here are two of them:

> - Use tool such as now.exe (Windows Technical Resource Kit).

> It displays the time always like so: Mon Aug 25 21:38:36 2008

> - Use a vb script to format the date/time independently from any

> international settings.

> I think that this is a problem that should have been addressed by

> Microsoft a long, long time ago, e.g. by providing a couple of

> fixed-format environmental variables.- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

[Guest TimParker]

Re: %date% returns different values for login script.

 

Yeah, I found that applet but when I look at two WinXP SP2 machines

that are reporting different values. The data looks the same. I had

the user in question for the second machine logged on when I looked. I

also had figured that it must be a user setting as I see two users

(myself being one of them) logging into one of our terminal Servers

and getting different values.

 

What specifically do I need to change to make this work (ie: report

the same value for %date%?

 

 

On Aug 25, 4:33 pm, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com.oz> wrote:

> It's in the Control Panel / Regional Settings, and it's user-specific.

>

> "TimParker" <tim...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:c29917ac-2303-41d9-a4f0-06488ede87f5@m44g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...

> Strange, I was thinking something along those lines, but when I look

> for where I might be able to  change it, even if its me manually going

> around from workstation to wrokstation. I haven't figured out where

> the difference is at. ....

>

> On Aug 25, 3:42 pm, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com.oz> wrote:

>

>

>

> > "TimParker" <tim...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

> >news:2c3f341a-4af7-4284-b436-14f862fcc963@y38g2000hsy.googlegroups.com....

>

> > >I have what I thought would be a simple project that is stumping me at

> > > the moment. I was asked to create a simple login/out file to log when

> > > a user signs in and out of a machine. I set up the script shown here:

>

> > > echo %COMPUTERNAME%, %USERNAME%, %date%, %TIME%, Login >> \

> > > \mopssrv01\MISData\MOPS-LOGONS.csv

>

> > > Simple one line bat file that I put in as a Login Script through GP. I

> > > have another one for Logout with just the word change at the end to

> > > tell me what they were doing.

>

> > > This is the output that I get in my CSV. Note the first and last one

> > > has the MON as part of the date. I have looked around and must be

> > > totally blind as I dont' see where I can change the actual format of

> > > the date to get two different values for %date%. Any ideas/thoughts?

>

> > > WKSTN0027 USER1 Mon 08/25/2008 9:04:02.45 Login

> > > WKSTN0014 USER2 08/25/2008 9:05:19.57 Login

> > > WKSTN0033 USER3 08/25/2008 9:05:21.96 Login

> > > WKSTN0021 USER4 Mon 08/25/2008 9:07:03.16 LogOut

>

> > > Not that it would really matter, but I did change the names from the

> > > real users!

>

> > > TIA.

> > > Tim

>

> > This happens when different users have different international

> > settings in their profiles. You can resolve the issue in several

> > ways. Here are two of them:

> > - Use tool such as now.exe (Windows Technical Resource Kit).

> > It displays the time always like so: Mon Aug 25 21:38:36 2008

> > - Use a vb script to format the date/time independently from any

> > international settings.

> > I think that this is a problem that should have been addressed by

> > Microsoft a long, long time ago, e.g. by providing a couple of

> > fixed-format environmental variables.- Hide quoted text -

>

> > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

[Guest WORLDe]

Re: %date% returns different values for login script.

 

where is a good site to go to to learn all about batch file commands...how to

use them, create them, and outputs for them???

 

 

 

"TimParker" wrote:

> Yeah, I found that applet but when I look at two WinXP SP2 machines

> that are reporting different values. The data looks the same. I had

> the user in question for the second machine logged on when I looked. I

> also had figured that it must be a user setting as I see two users

> (myself being one of them) logging into one of our terminal Servers

> and getting different values.

>

> What specifically do I need to change to make this work (ie: report

> the same value for %date%?

>

>

> On Aug 25, 4:33 pm, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com.oz> wrote:

> > It's in the Control Panel / Regional Settings, and it's user-specific.

> >

> > "TimParker" <tim...@gmail.com> wrote in message

> >

> > news:c29917ac-2303-41d9-a4f0-06488ede87f5@m44g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...

> > Strange, I was thinking something along those lines, but when I look

> > for where I might be able to change it, even if its me manually going

> > around from workstation to wrokstation. I haven't figured out where

> > the difference is at. ....

> >

> > On Aug 25, 3:42 pm, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com.oz> wrote:

> >

> >

> >

> > > "TimParker" <tim...@gmail.com> wrote in message

> >

> > >news:2c3f341a-4af7-4284-b436-14f862fcc963@y38g2000hsy.googlegroups.com....

> >

> > > >I have what I thought would be a simple project that is stumping me at

> > > > the moment. I was asked to create a simple login/out file to log when

> > > > a user signs in and out of a machine. I set up the script shown here:

> >

> > > > echo %COMPUTERNAME%, %USERNAME%, %date%, %TIME%, Login >> \

> > > > \mopssrv01\MISData\MOPS-LOGONS.csv

> >

> > > > Simple one line bat file that I put in as a Login Script through GP. I

> > > > have another one for Logout with just the word change at the end to

> > > > tell me what they were doing.

> >

> > > > This is the output that I get in my CSV. Note the first and last one

> > > > has the MON as part of the date. I have looked around and must be

> > > > totally blind as I dont' see where I can change the actual format of

> > > > the date to get two different values for %date%. Any ideas/thoughts?

> >

> > > > WKSTN0027 USER1 Mon 08/25/2008 9:04:02.45 Login

> > > > WKSTN0014 USER2 08/25/2008 9:05:19.57 Login

> > > > WKSTN0033 USER3 08/25/2008 9:05:21.96 Login

> > > > WKSTN0021 USER4 Mon 08/25/2008 9:07:03.16 LogOut

> >

> > > > Not that it would really matter, but I did change the names from the

> > > > real users!

> >

> > > > TIA.

> > > > Tim

> >

> > > This happens when different users have different international

> > > settings in their profiles. You can resolve the issue in several

> > > ways. Here are two of them:

> > > - Use tool such as now.exe (Windows Technical Resource Kit).

> > > It displays the time always like so: Mon Aug 25 21:38:36 2008

> > > - Use a vb script to format the date/time independently from any

> > > international settings.

> > > I think that this is a problem that should have been addressed by

> > > Microsoft a long, long time ago, e.g. by providing a couple of

> > > fixed-format environmental variables.- Hide quoted text -

> >

> > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -

> >

> > - Show quoted text -

>

>

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: %date% returns different values for login script.

 

 

"WORLDe" <WORLDe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:FC420297-A6BC-4D0C-B3C7-D1EBADBD5FDA@microsoft.com...

> where is a good site to go to to learn all about batch file commands...how

> to

> use them, create them, and outputs for them???

 

Best to ask this question in alt.msdos.batch.nt - that's where

the batch experts hang out.