DOS Rename error

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if that fails for you - please post the results by modifying the above to:

FOR /F "TOKENS=2-4 DELIMS=/ " %%F IN ('DATE /T') DO (SET TODAY=%%F%%G%%H)
echo %today%
pause
REN SL1.dat SL1%TODAY%.bak

ASKER

this statement works:

ren SL1.dat sl1%date:~0,2%%date:~3,2%%date:~-4,4%.bak

but it is giving me this:
sl1206-1-20.bak

instead of this:
sl12006-11-20.bak

is there a small error in the statement?

the other statement:
FOR /F "TOKENS=2-4 DELIMS=/ " %%F IN ('DATE /T') DO (SET TODAY=%%F%%G%%H)
echo %today%
pause
REN SL1.dat SL1%TODAY%.bak

does not work and doesn't rename the file properly...
the only error message is "ECHO deactivated"

I'd wrather use the first statement because it looks more simple but just need to fix the date...

Try this :

ren SL1.dat SL1%date:~4,2%-%date:~7,2%-%date:~10,12%.bak

Try this from a command prompt:

echo %date%
and post the results...

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ASKER

doesn't rename it correctly either...
it gives me SL1-1--2-.bak now...

I tried playing with the different values until I stopped on:
ren SL1.dat SL1%date:~0,10%.bak

and it works perfectly!
Thank you very much JRockSold!

I would've thought I'd have at least gotten an assist here...

ASKER

so sorry sirbounty... I have no clue how to give an assist...
is there a way I can change that?

Yes an assist was defanately in order
Pleasse ask the moderators to help you change it

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Cool - thanx.

ASKER

Thanks guys!!
Won't do that error again!