Help! I’m have been trying to figure a way to write a batch file that will automatically rename a specific file by the date and time.<\/p>\n
example: skidog.txt ==> jan191230.txt<\/p>\n
Hmmm.
\nThe below will rename a file in dirtest
\nto todays date. Just change the path.<\/p>\n
CLS
\n@ECHO OFF
\nIF NOT “%1″==”date” ECHO Program will rename ECHO a filewith todays date.
\nIF “%3″==”Mon” SET Day=Monday
\nIF “%3″==”Tue” SET Day=Tuesday
\nIF “%3″==”Wed” SET Day=Wednesday
\nIF “%3″==”Thu” SET Day=Thursday
\nIF “%3″==”Fri” SET Day=Friday
\nIF “%3″==”Sat” SET Day=Saturday
\nIF “%3″==”Sun” SET Day=Sunday
\nSet FullDate=%4
\ngoto getdate
\n:start2
\necho rename test*.* %fulldate%.* > try.bat
\ncall try
\nrem del try.bat
\ngoto end
\n:getdate
\nECHO.|DATE>t.bat
\nCALL t.bat
\nDEL t.bat
\ngoto start2
\n:end
\necho A file called %fulldate% has been ECHO created.<\/p>\n
Easiest approach:<\/p>\n
Requires the ability to use the DOS extensions (NT4 SP3 or SP4 onwards I think???)<\/p>\n
rem Rename File<\/p>\n
@echo off<\/p>\n
rem Enable Extensions
\nverify other 2>nul
\nsetlocal enableextensions
\nif errorlevel 1 goto ErrNoExtensions<\/p>\n
rem Set current Date & Time variables. Change the following lines to get the correct info out. For more info, use the DOS command: help set
\nset SHORTDATE=%DATE:~10,4%%DATE:~7,2%%DATE:~4,2%
\nset SHORTTIME=%TIME:~0,2%%TIME:~3,2%%TIME:~6,2%<\/p>\n
rem Rename file
\nren %1 %SHORTDATE%_%SHORTTIME%.*<\/p>\n
endlocal<\/p>\n
goto end<\/p>\n
:ErrNoExtensions
\necho Extensions not enabled. Cannot continue.<\/p>\n
:End<\/p>\n