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@echo off<br />
setlocal<br />
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for /f &quot;tokens=2&quot; %%v in (&quot;%date%&quot;) do set dstring=%%v<br />
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set dstring=%dstring:/=-%<br />
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echo move orders.txt orders_%dstring%.txt<br />
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mrdtn
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@echo off
setlocal

for /f "tokens=2" %%v in ("%date%") do set dstring=%%v

set dstring=%dstring:/=-%

echo move orders.txt orders_%dstring%.txt

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mrdtn

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I cant get this to work - it says the syntax is incorrect - I have used same code just different file names.<br />
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setlocal<br />
for /f &quot;tokens=2&quot; %%v in (&quot;%date%&quot;) do set dstring=%%v<br />
set dstring=%dstring:/=-%<br />
move e:\db\test\oe_backups\file<wbr />1.txt &nbsp;e:\db\test\secure_backups\<wbr />file2_%dst<wbr />ring%.txt<br />

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I cant get this to work - it says the syntax is incorrect - I have used same code just different file names.

setlocal
for /f "tokens=2" %%v in ("%date%") do set dstring=%%v
set dstring=%dstring:/=-%
move e:\db\test\oe_backups\file1.txt  e:\db\test\secure_backups\file2_%dstring%.txt


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I need to create a batch file that will append todays date to a file name and then move it to a different location. &nbsp;I understand the basics of moving the file to a new location but I am a total loss of how to append date to the file. &nbsp;An example would be<br />
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orders.txt --&gt; orders_11-18-2003.txt<br />
or<br />
orders.txt --&gt; orders_111803.txt<br />
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I am not to particular on the format as long as it is consistent.<br />
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Thanks in advance for the help
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I need to create a batch file that will append todays date to a file name and then move it to a different location.  I understand the basics of moving the file to a new location but I am a total loss of how to append date to the file.  An example would be

orders.txt --> orders_11-18-2003.txt
or
orders.txt --> orders_111803.txt

I am not to particular on the format as long as it is consistent.

Thanks in advance for the help

Append Todays date to a file name via batch file

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