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Renaming a file in a batch file

I am writing a batch file to change the name of a file to the date, then move it to the server. I can't get it to work.

This is the batch file

SET FDATE=%DATE:~4,2%-%DATE:~7,2%-%DATE:~10,4%
REN "C:\documents and settings\ccarlson\desktop\tape.rpt" %FDATE%.rpt

Move "C:\documents and settings\ccarlson\desktop\%FDATE%.txt" "I:\All Ballys\SDSBckLogs\2007\March\"

pause

this is the errors

C:\Documents and Settings\ccarlson\Desktop>SET FDATE=7/-00-

C:\Documents and Settings\ccarlson\Desktop>REN "C:\documents and settings\ccarls
on\desktop\tape.txt" 7/-00-.txt
The system cannot find the path specified.

C:\Documents and Settings\ccarlson\Desktop>Move "C:\documents and settings\ccarl
son\desktop\7/-00-.txt" "I:\All Ballys\SDSBckLogs\2007\March\"
The system cannot find the path specified.

C:\Documents and Settings\ccarlson\Desktop>pause
Press any key to continue . . .

sirbounty

You're renaming it to .rpt, but trying to move it as txt...?

SET FDATE=%DATE:~4,2%-%DATE:~7,2%-%DATE:~10,4%
REN "C:\documents and settings\ccarlson\desktop\tape.rpt" %FDATE%.rpt

Move "C:\documents and settings\ccarlson\desktop\%FDATE%.txt" "I:\All Ballys\SDSBckLogs\2007\March\"

change it to:

SET FDATE=%DATE:~4,2%-%DATE:~7,2%-%DATE:~10,4%
REN "C:\documents and settings\ccarlson\desktop\tape.rpt" %FDATE%.rpt

Move "C:\documents and settings\ccarlson\desktop\%FDATE%.rpt" "I:\All Ballys\SDSBckLogs\2007\March\"
and it should work...

centurian102

ASKER

I copied and pasted your script, but this is what I got.

C:\Documents and Settings\ccarlson\Desktop>SET FDATE=7/-00-

C:\Documents and Settings\ccarlson\Desktop>REN "C:\documents and settings\ccarls
on\desktop\tape.rpt" 7/-00-.rpt
The system cannot find the path specified.

C:\Documents and Settings\ccarlson\Desktop>Move "C:\documents and settings\ccarl
son\desktop\7/-00-.rpt" "I:\All Ballys\SDSBckLogs\2007\March\"
The system cannot find the path specified.

C:\Documents and Settings\ccarlson\Desktop>pause
Press any key to continue . . .

It works on another machine...I don't understand

superblades

the problem lies with your set fdate,

what is it you are trying to achieve?

superblades

your using invalid characters in your file name, you cannot use /

sirbounty

SET FDATE=%DATE:~4,2%-%DATE:~7,2%-%DATE:~10,4%

some systems will work this way - some won't.
The reason is,
echo %date%
on some systems produces
Tue 03/27/2007
others will produce
03/27/2007

Try echo %date% on this system and see what's returned..

centurian102

ASKER

I would like to take a file each day, named tape.rpt

and rename it with the day ie. 03/27/07

then move it to its respective folder on our server

thanks

superblades

ive got it, your trying to use fdate - a freeware program, you need to make sure thats installed on the pcs ur running the batch script on

sirbounty

Try this...

if %date:~0,1% GTR 9 goto :Daydate
SET FDATE=%DATE:~4,2%-%DATE:~7,2%-%DATE:~10%
goto :setup
:Daydate
SET FDATE=%DATE:~0,2%-%DATE:~3,2%-%DATE:~6%
:setup
REN "C:\documents and settings\ccarlson\desktop\tape.rpt" %FDATE%.rpt
Move "C:\documents and settings\ccarlson\desktop\%FDATE%.rpt" "I:\All Ballys\SDSBckLogs\2007\March\"

centurian102

ASKER

C:\Documents and Settings\ccarlson\Desktop>echo 03/27/2007
03/27/2007

C:\Documents and Settings\ccarlson\Desktop>pause
Press any key to continue . . .

centurian102

ASKER

C:\Documents and Settings\ccarlson\Desktop>if 0 GTR 9 goto :Daydate

C:\Documents and Settings\ccarlson\Desktop>SET FDATE=7/-00-

C:\Documents and Settings\ccarlson\Desktop>goto :setup

C:\Documents and Settings\ccarlson\Desktop>REN "C:\documents and settings\ccarls
on\desktop\tape.rpt" 7/-00-.rpt
The system cannot find the path specified.

C:\Documents and Settings\ccarlson\Desktop>Move "C:\documents and settings\ccarl
son\desktop\7/-00-.rpt" "I:\All Ballys\SDSBckLogs\2007\March\"
The system cannot find the path specified.

C:\Documents and Settings\ccarlson\Desktop>pause
Press any key to continue . . .

sirbounty

Hmm - did I get that backwards?
try modifying this section:

if %date:~0,1% GTR 9 goto :Daydate
SET FDATE=%DATE:~0,2%-%DATE:~3,2%-%DATE:~6%
goto :setup
:Daydate
SET FDATE=%DATE:~4,2%-%DATE:~7,2%-%DATE:~10%

centurian102

ASKER

the above scipt, won't even let me pause it to see what it says

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centurian102

ASKER

Your a genius...thanks

sirbounty

What did it end up being? The above was just for troubleshooting...

sirbounty

Glad it worked though - thanx for the grade! :^)