[RESOLVED] Simple batch file problem...

[manu.patel]

Hi All, :)

I have a very simple problem, I want to create a Batch File for DOS, which rename an existing file by current Date and Time Stamp.

For e.g.
If the current Date/Time is 12th Mar 2007 15:30:00
Old File Name : abc.txt
New File Name : abc__12032007153000

Please help me out... :confused:

[Zachm]

I did something like this a while ago, here's a piece of the batch:

::Parse the time variable into timeStamp
FOR /F "tokens=1-4 delims=/:. " %%J IN ("%time%") DO SET timeStamp=%%J_%%K_%%L

::Parse the dat variable into dateStamp
FOR /F "tokens=2-4 delims=/:. " %%J IN ("%date%") DO SET dateStamp=%%J_%%K_%%L

::Create the file name (will have spaces after each variable value
set filename=Performance_%dateStamp%_%timeStamp%.log

::Parse the filename again and get rid of the spaces
::FOR /F "tokens=1-4" %%J IN ("%filename%") DO SET filename=%%J%%K%%L


Hope that helps :)

[manu.patel]

Hi,

Thanks for ur reply, actually i am not able to understand the code, as i want to create a Batch File in DOS for Windows.

Will this code run???

[Zachm]

Yes, it creates a file named: Performance_%time-stamp%.log
It's pretty close to what you intended to do - slight modifications needed.

It IS a batch file to run under windows.

Best of luck !

[manu.patel]

Hi Zachm,

I have tried but its not working. :cry:
I think I should more eleborate the issue: :rolleyes:

I have a file name abc.txt in "D:\Paths" path

Now I want to rename this file as abc_<CurrentDate>_<CurrentTime>.txt thru batch

[Zachm]

This worked for me under WinXP:

::Parse the time variable into timeStamp
FOR /F "tokens=1-4 delims=/:. " %%J IN ("%time%") DO SET timeStamp=%%J_%%K_%%L

::Parse the dat variable into dateStamp
FOR /F "tokens=2-4 delims=/:. " %%J IN ("%date%") DO SET dateStamp=%%J_%%K_%%L

::Create the file name (will have spaces after each variable value
set filename=abc_%dateStamp%_%timeStamp%.txt

rename D:\paths\abc.txt %filename%


Output file was: abc_03_12_2007_11_22_37.txt

[manu.patel]

Thanks a Million, it works... :D

[Sensi12002]

I just used this code as well...Thanks, I have been trying to correct an issue for a few days

rename "D:\proj\RGP5\backup\log.txt" %date:~-4,4%%date:~-10,2%%date:~-7,2%%time2%.txt

This code snipit would not work before 10:00 in the morning on Windows XP. I believe it was because of the blank space it would insert when it was 9:45 " 945".

Thanks again