Comments on: Windows Batch File (.bat) to get current date in MMDDYYYY format.

By: Chris Hackett

Chris Hackett — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:27:35 +0000

Thanks, this is exactly what I was looking for!

By: girija

girija — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:35:13 +0000

THANKS I GOT MY SOLUTION FROM THIS SITE, THANKS RYAN

By: David Thomas

David Thomas — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 05:02:06 +0000

one liner (YYYYMMDD): %date:~10,4%%date:~4,2%%date:~7,2%
output: 20090830

By: foAudits

foAudits — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:41:15 +0000

Thank you seamonkey420,

This is just what I was looking for.

~Bill

By: ASh

ASh — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:30:30 +0000

how can I create a file.txt containing the name of a file with the date of yesterday?

for example:

I have to create a file named:
script_ftp.txt -> within this file must be:

get TCFILE720/TCCFASIE.F(dated yesterday) S: files TCCFASIE.F(dated yesterday)

how can I create a file.txt containing the name of a file with the date of yesterday?

for example:

I have to create a file named:
script_ftp.txt -> within this file must be:

get TCFILE720/TCCFASIE.F20090825 S: files TCCFASIE.F20090825.dat

By: ahopici

ahopici — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:16:00 +0000

The solution using VB script is awesome.
Eventually, extracting date is independent of regional setting on each particular computer.

Thank you, marcwentink.

By: ashmo

ashmo — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:26:51 +0000

I have read though all of these posts and still can't seem to figure out how to make a directory (folder) with the current date in the following format 09_08_13 (yy_mm_dd). Can anyone help me with this?

By: marcwentink

marcwentink — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:48:17 +0000

May this is usefull, especially since it is an example how to get all kinds of everything INDEPENDENT of the current language locale and date format settings using the Windows Scripting Host

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::
:: This uses Windows Scripting Host to set variables
:: to the current date/time/day/day_number
:: for Win9x/ME/NT/W2K/XP etc
:: Thanks go to Todd Vargo for his scripting
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@echo off
set TmpFile="%temp%.tmp.vbs"
echo> %TmpFile% n=Now
echo>>%TmpFile% With WScript
echo>>%TmpFile% .Echo "set year=" + CStr(Year(n))
echo>>%TmpFile% .Echo "set yr=" + Right(Year(n),2)
echo>>%TmpFile% .Echo "set month="+ Right(100+Month(n),2)
echo>>%TmpFile% .Echo "set day=" + Right(100+Day(n),2)
echo>>%TmpFile% .Echo "set hour=" + Right(100+Hour(n),2)
echo>>%TmpFile% .Echo "set min=" + Right(100+Minute(n),2)
echo>>%TmpFile% .Echo "set sec=" + Right(100+Second(n),2)
echo>>%TmpFile% .Echo "set dow=" + WeekDayName(Weekday(n),1)
echo>>%TmpFile% .Echo "set dow2=" + WeekDayName(Weekday(n))
echo>>%TmpFile% .Echo "set iso=" + CStr(1 + Int(n-2) mod 7)
echo>>%TmpFile% .Echo "set iso2=" + CStr(Weekday(n,2))
echo>>%TmpFile% End With
cscript //nologo "%temp%.tmp.vbs" > "%temp%.tmp.bat"
call "%temp%.tmp.bat"
del "%temp%.tmp.bat"
del %TmpFile%
set TmpFile=
set stamp=%year%-%month%-%day%_%hour%.%min%.%sec%

echo The year (YYyy) is "%year%"
echo The year (yy) is "%yr%"
echo The month is "%month%"
echo The day (%dow%) is "%day%"
echo The full weekday name is "%dow2%"
echo.
echo ISO 8601 Day-Of-Week number is "%iso%"
echo.
echo The hour is "%hour%"
echo The minute is "%min%"
echo The second is "%sec%"
echo.

echo The date and time stamp is "%stamp%"
echo.
echo time (hhmmss) (%hour%%min%%sec%)
echo.
echo date A (yyyymmdd) (%year%%month%%day%)
echo date B (mmddyyyy) (%month%%day%%year%)
echo date C (ddmmyyyy) (%day%%month%%year%)
echo.
echo date D [yymmdd] [%yr%%month%%day%]
echo date E [mmddyy] [%month%%day%%yr%]
echo date F [ddmmyy] [%day%%month%%yr%]
:: datetime.bat
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By: marcwentink

marcwentink — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 07:29:49 +0000

Thanks Trent that is what I want: getting day month and year INDEPENDANT of the format used. I am going to study this.

By: Ben Personick

Ben Personick — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:05:11 +0000

Erms, that IS pretty old school, try:

Set TDate=%date:~10,4%%date:~4,2%%date:~7,2%

1 line = better

=D

PS. Also it's bad form to use a variable with the same name as a command, so, don't do that. =P

Peace,

-B