Using dt in batch files

 Problem Description : 

adding the date to datafile name in a batch file 

 Resolution : 

To add the date to the datafile name in a batch file 

Add bellow for loop to the batch file 

for /f %%i in ('date2 +"%%Y%%m%%d"') do set dt=%%i

and add %dt% to the filename 

I’ve always hated how doing a “date /t” and “time /t” makes 2 lines for date/time and no way to enter other informational text.  I found a set of Unix type windows commands that has a new date output command and saved it to n:\csd\utils.  If you do the “call \\casper\c\sp” command in batch file you should have access to run date2.exe.  It has lots of formatting options but an quick & easy one I just did is:

date2.exe +"Running Script - %%D %%T" >> ScanDuplicateDelete.log

which gives the output

Running Script - 07/19/12 09:10:00

It could probably be used to format a file name to save the date/time of archives also.

 Revision Date : 8/28/2012