troubleshooting Question
batch file rename date
On Windows Server 2003
The following batch file below will rename a file called: filename.txt
to filenameDate.txt
*where date = todays date and is displayed as
MMDDYYYY (MM=Month DD = Day YYYY = year)
::BATCH FILE
@echo off
set today=%date:~4%
for %%a in ("filename.txt") do ren "%%~a" "%%~na%today:/=%%%~xa"
::END BATCH
The batch file runs daily and will always rename the file to the today's date.
I need to display the date as YYYYMMDD (year month day) instead of MMDDYYYY.
so the file will be renamed filenameYYYYMMDD.txt. Any ideas on how to do this? Thanks.
The following batch file below will rename a file called: filename.txt
to filenameDate.txt
*where date = todays date and is displayed as
MMDDYYYY (MM=Month DD = Day YYYY = year)
::BATCH FILE
@echo off
set today=%date:~4%
for %%a in ("filename.txt") do ren "%%~a" "%%~na%today:/=%%%~xa"
::END BATCH
The batch file runs daily and will always rename the file to the today's date.
I need to display the date as YYYYMMDD (year month day) instead of MMDDYYYY.
so the file will be renamed filenameYYYYMMDD.txt. Any ideas on how to do this? Thanks.
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