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I don't know if there is a %date% variable that can be used, but this can easily be done with a simple C++ program. &nbsp;you may want to ask this question in the C++ area.<br />
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Good Luck<br />

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I don't know if there is a %date% variable that can be used, but this can easily be done with a simple C++ program.  you may want to ask this question in the C++ area.

Good Luck


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Here's one I prepared earlier for another question on EE (Y2K compliant!):<br />
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@echo off<br />
:: Rename a file passed as a parameter to it's creation date-time<br />
:: Mark Crossley Nov 1998<br />
:: mark@carmine.demon.co.uk<br />
<br />
setlocal<br />
:: set for UK date format dd/mm/yy hh:mi<br />
:: %%i=dd, %%j=mm %%k=yy %%l=hh %%m=mi<br />
:: Change the order in the CALL RENIT to your locale<br />
for /f &quot;tokens=1-5 delims=/: &quot;&nbsp;%%i in ('dir /tc &quot;%1&quot;^|findstr %~n1') do call :renit %1 %%k %%j %%i %%l %%m<br />
goto end<br />
<br />
:renit<br />
if %2 LSS 80 (set yr=2000) else (set yr=1900)<br />
set /a yr=yr+%2<br />
rename &quot;%1&quot; &quot;%~dp1%yr%%3%4-%5%6%~x1&quot;<br />
goto :eof<br />
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:end<br />
endlocal<br />
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Mark<br />
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Here's one I prepared earlier for another question on EE (Y2K compliant!):

@echo off
:: Rename a file passed as a parameter to it's creation date-time
:: Mark Crossley Nov 1998
:: mark@carmine.demon.co.uk

setlocal
:: set for UK date format dd/mm/yy hh:mi
:: %%i=dd, %%j=mm %%k=yy %%l=hh %%m=mi
:: Change the order in the CALL RENIT to your locale
for /f "tokens=1-5 delims=/: " %%i in ('dir /tc "%1"^|findstr %~n1') do call :renit %1 %%k %%j %%i %%l %%m
goto end

:renit
if %2 LSS 80 (set yr=2000) else (set yr=1900)
set /a yr=yr+%2
rename "%1" "%~dp1%yr%%3%4-%5%6%~x1"
goto :eof

:end
endlocal


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Mark



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I am creating a BAT file that needs to rename an existing file to a file name that has today's date as part of it's name. &nbsp;Example: REN example.TXT example.08021999.TXT. &nbsp;This procedure will run once a day after the original file (i.e. &quot;example.TXT&quot;) is downloaded. &nbsp;Is there a %date% variable that can be used similar to using %username% in the home directory in an NT user profile?<br />
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Thanks much.
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I am creating a BAT file that needs to rename an existing file to a file name that has today's date as part of it's name.  Example: REN example.TXT example.08021999.TXT.  This procedure will run once a day after the original file (i.e. "example.TXT") is downloaded.  Is there a %date% variable that can be used similar to using %username% in the home directory in an NT user profile?

Thanks much.

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