eagle3344

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And here is a small BAT script approach in case that's useful... &nbsp;You didn't specify if there was an extension on the file name, so I didn't add one, but add it in if needed.<br />
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<pre><code id="code-20-42757835-1">@echo off
setlocal

set DateStamp=
for /f &quot;tokens=* skip=1&quot; %%A in ('wmic os get LocalDateTime') do (
    if not defined DateStamp set DateStamp=%%A
)
set DateStamp=%DateStamp:~4,2%-%DateStamp:~6,2%-%DateStamp:~0,4%

copy &quot;C:\FromDir\StaticFileName%DateStamp%&quot; &quot;C:\ToDir\StaticFileName%DateStamp%&quot;</code></pre>
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And here is a small BAT script approach in case that's useful...  You didn't specify if there was an extension on the file name, so I didn't add one, but add it in if needed.



@echo off
setlocal

set DateStamp=
for /f "tokens=* skip=1" %%A in ('wmic os get LocalDateTime') do (
    if not defined DateStamp set DateStamp=%%A
)
set DateStamp=%DateStamp:~4,2%-%DateStamp:~6,2%-%DateStamp:~0,4%

copy "C:\FromDir\StaticFileName%DateStamp%" "C:\ToDir\StaticFileName%DateStamp%"

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Albert Widjaja

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Thank you to both. i appreciate you showing me how to accomplish that in a couple of different ways.
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Thank you to both. i appreciate you showing me how to accomplish that in a couple of different ways.

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Hello experts,<br />
<br />
i am in need of a script that can copy a file on a daily basis from one directory to another based upon a changing filename. The filename's base stays the same, however the current date is appended to the end of the file. <br />
<br />
For Example:<br />
StaticFileName&lt;Today's date in MM-DD-YYYY format&gt;<br />
or<br />
StaticFileName12-17-2018 &nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;-----This is the filename that needs to be copied on 12-17-2018<br />
<br />
I am not a scripting expert so suggestion on best method (powershell, batch etc) is also appreciated.<br />
<br />
Thanks in advance.
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Hello experts,

i am in need of a script that can copy a file on a daily basis from one directory to another based upon a changing filename. The filename's base stays the same, however the current date is appended to the end of the file. 

For Example:
StaticFileName<Today's date in MM-DD-YYYY format>
or
StaticFileName12-17-2018    <-----This is the filename that needs to be copied on 12-17-2018

I am not a scripting expert so suggestion on best method (powershell, batch etc) is also appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Copy file based upon changing file name

Windows PowerShell is a task automation and configuration management framework from Microsoft, consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language built on the .NET Framework. PowerShell provides full access to the Component Object Model (COM) and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), enabling administrators to perform administrative tasks on both local and remote Windows systems as well as WS-Management and Common Information Model (CIM) enabling management of remote Linux systems and network devices.

Powershell

VBScript (Visual Basic Scripting Edition) is an interpreted scripting language developed by Microsoft that is modeled on Visual Basic, but with some important differences. VBScript is commonly used for automating administrative and other tasks in Windows operating systems (by means of the Windows Script Host) and for server-side scripting in ASP web applications. It is also used for client-side scripting in Internet Explorer, specifically in intranet web applications.

VB Script

Batch files are text files containing a script of commands that are executed by the command interpreter on DOS, OS/2 and Windows systems. Most commonly, they are used to perform a series of functions that are repeated -- copying a set of files created daily with one step, for example.