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To explain a little further:<br />
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REM set the variable MM to the value of the %date% variable, but only take<br />
REM the two characters starting at the 4th character (and remember the first<br />
REM character is character 0)<br />
Set MM=%date:~4,2%<br />
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REM Like above, only take the 2 characters starting at the 7th character<br />
Set DD=%date:~7,2%<br />
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REM Like above, only take the last 4 (-4) characters from %date%<br />
Set YYYY=%date:~-4%<br />
MD %MM%-%DD%-%YYYY%
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To explain a little further:

REM set the variable MM to the value of the %date% variable, but only take
REM the two characters starting at the 4th character (and remember the first
REM character is character 0)
Set MM=%date:~4,2%

REM Like above, only take the 2 characters starting at the 7th character
Set DD=%date:~7,2%

REM Like above, only take the last 4 (-4) characters from %date%
Set YYYY=%date:~-4%
MD %MM%-%DD%-%YYYY%

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I guess it helps if you know what you're doing. Exactly what I've been trying to do.<br />
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&nbsp;Thanks a bunch,<br />
RBennett
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I guess it helps if you know what you're doing. Exactly what I've been trying to do.

 Thanks a bunch,
RBennett

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This question has probably been ask a thousand times but here goes one more time...<br />
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&nbsp;I would to use a bat file to create a folder that uses the current date as the name of the folder, IE. something like or close to &quot;5-2-2005&quot;. I tried using md &quot;%date%&quot;, but I get a folder called &quot;Mon 05&quot; containing a subfolder called &quot;02&quot; and containing yet another subfolder called &quot;2005&quot;. I know very little about DOS scripting so I have searched high and low &amp;&nbsp;have come up with nothing. So, once again I will ask for your help.<br />
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&nbsp;Thanks,<br />
RBennett
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This question has probably been ask a thousand times but here goes one more time...

 I would to use a bat file to create a folder that uses the current date as the name of the folder, IE. something like or close to "5-2-2005". I tried using md "%date%", but I get a folder called "Mon 05" containing a subfolder called "02" and containing yet another subfolder called "2005". I know very little about DOS scripting so I have searched high and low & have come up with nothing. So, once again I will ask for your help.

 Thanks,
RBennett

Create a folder using current date as the name...

Microsoft Disk Operating System (MS-DOS) was an operating system for x86-based personal computers, and traces of it are still found in the Windows operating system. DOS is still used in some embedded systems and for certain legacy 16-bit networks.