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Old 11-23-2007, 05:00 AM
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Re: Batch file to rename with time and date


<alexanderd79@googlemail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> I have a batch file that renames a file and appends the time on the
> end of the filename. What I need it to do is append both the time and
> date at the same time. My line of code is:
>
> for /f "tokens=1-5 delims=:" %%d in ("%time%") do rename
> "filename.xls" "filename"%%d-%%e-%%f.xls
>
> I'm sure i can do this in one line but not sure how to add the %date%
> in correctly
>
> Any help appreciated
>
> Thanks


Perhaps something like this:
for /F "tokens=1-8 delims=:/" %%a in ('echo %date% %time%') do echo ren
"file.xls" "%%a-%%b-%%c %%d-%%e file.xls"


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Old 11-23-2007, 05:00 AM