How to add date and time stamp to a file name

Raj

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Dec 9, 2005, 8:26:06 AM12/9/05

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Hello All,
can anyone help me is adding date and time stamp to a
file name in batch file.

every day i get a file Test.rej generated in C:\logs folder, i need to
move this file to C:\backup\ folder with a date and time stamp attached
to it so that it will not overwrite the previous day file.

can anyone help me out how do it in batch file.

Regards

Raj

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Dec 9, 2005, 8:32:00 AM12/9/05

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...The OS i use is Microsoft windows 2000...

William Allen

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Dec 9, 2005, 8:37:19 AM12/9/05

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"Raj" wrote in message

The syntax required varies with OS. For example, in Windows
95/98/ME, you can use the following _DTM Subroutine to
extract time and date tokens from the Real Time Clock that
are stored in CMOS RAM.

Lines that don't begin with two spaces have wrapped accidentally
====Begin cut-and-paste (omit this line)
@ECHO OFF
IF (GOTO:)==(%1) %1%2 {Subroutine-Handler}

CALL %0 GOTO: _DTM

:: To execute (instead of view) command, remove ECHO/{demo} below
ECHO/{demo}REN TEST.REJ %DT%.REJ
SET DT=

GOTO EOF {=Subroutine-section-below=}
:_DTM (Usage: CALL %0 GOTO: _DTM)
%COMSPEC%/c %0 GOTO: 2_DTM ECHO. REM:|debug|find ":">%TEMP%.\_DTM.BAT
%COMSPEC%/c %0 GOTO: 2_DTM REM: ECHO.|debug %TEMP%.\_DTM.BAT>NUL
CALL %TEMP%.\_DTM.BAT %0 GOTO: 1_DTM
DEL %TEMP%.\_DTM.BAT
GOTO EOF
:1_DTM
SET DT=%9%8%5%4
GOTO EOF
:2_DTM
%3e100 e8 0 0 80 c3 2 88 dc cd 1a 89 97 1e 1 89 8f 22 1 c3
FOR %%F IN (g d120L8 q) DO %3%%F
FOR %%F IN ("e100'CALL %%1 %%2 %%3'" w q) DO %4%%F

:EOF {End-of-file}

====End cut-and-paste (omit this line)
For Win95/98/ME study/demo use. Cut-and-paste as plain-text Batch file.
Batch file troubleshooting: http://www.allenware.com/find?UsualSuspects

============Screen capture Windows 95
C:\WORK>demo.bat
{demo}REN TEST.REJ 20051209.REJ
C:\WORK>============End screen capture

Note: In the Batch file shown, some commands generated are merely
ECHOed, not executed. This is so that you can see them, and judge
whether or not commands you see are indeed doing exactly what you
want. When you are satisfied with the inactive Batch commands you
see ECHOed with a "{demo}" prefix (to make it clear that they are
NOT being executed), remove the ECHO/{demo} to activate commands.
These commands will do nothing until this ECHO/{demo} is removed.

For Windows 2000/XP, the code is far simpler, since you can use
FOR /f to extract the required tokens from the system %DATE%
variable. Exact code and order of tokens depends on locale.

--
William Allen
Free interactive Batch Course http://www.allenware.com/icsw/icswidx.htm
Batch Reference with examples http://www.allenware.com/icsw/icswref.htm
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foxidrive

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Dec 9, 2005, 8:43:46 AM12/9/05

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Try this. It require Windows W2K/XP etc.

@echo off
setlocal
set year=%date:~10,4%
set mm=%date:~4,2%
set dd=%date:~7,2%
set yy=%yy:~2,2%
echo Today is %year%%mm%%dd%

foxidrive

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Dec 9, 2005, 8:45:24 AM12/9/05

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On 9 Dec 2005 05:26:06 -0800, Raj wrote:

And here's something I prepared earlier:

::GetStamp.bat::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
@echo off
::
:: uses Windows Scripting Host
:: to set variables to the current date/time
:: for Win9x/ME/NT/W2K/XP
::
:: The date format is yyyy-mm-dd
:: The time format is hh.mm.ss
::
set amp=&
if not "%amp%"=="&" set amp=^^^&
set OF="%temp%.\tmp.vbs"
>%OF% echo n=now
>>%OF% echo p=Instr(1,n," ")
>>%OF% echo d=left(n,p-1)
>>%OF% echo t=mid(n,p+1,8)
>>%OF% echo 'The following 3 lines ensure leading zeros
>>%OF% echo t=((Hour(t)+100)*100+Minute(t))*100+Second(t)
>>%OF% echo d=(Year(d)*100+Month(d))*100+Day(d)
>>%OF% echo t=right(t,6)
>>%OF% echo t=left(t,2)+"."+mid(t,3,2)+"."+right(t,2)
>>%OF% echo d=left(d,4)+"-"+mid(d,5,2)+"-"+right(d,2)
>>%OF% echo WScript.Echo "set datenow=" %amp% d
>>%OF% echo WScript.Echo "set timenow=" %amp% t
cscript //nologo "%temp%.\tmp.vbs" > "%temp%.\tmp.bat"
call "%temp%.\tmp.bat"
del "%temp%.\tmp.bat"
del %OF%
set stamp=%datenow% %timenow%

:: example command for renaming a file in NT, with the date time
for %%a in ("file.txt") do echo ren %%a "%%~na_%stamp%_%%~xa"
:: cleanup
set OF=
set amp=
set stamp=
set datenow=
set timenow=
::GetStamp.bat::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Raj

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Dec 9, 2005, 8:49:11 AM12/9/05

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hi Allen,
below is the code im using : check the line with
*-->>> move_reject.rej"%date%"_"%time%"" ... how can i do this ?

REM Environement variables
rem ======================
SET APP_HOME=C:\test_ogl_FORCURR\APPHOME
SET EIS_HOME=h:\hyperion\EIS
SET ESSBASE_HOME=h:\hyperion\essbase

Rem Batch File to move reject file to backup folder
Rem ========================================
Rem moving reject file to back up folder
Rem ========================================

echo ==================================================== >>
%APP_HOME%\FORCURR\logs\move_reject.log
echo %date% %time% >> %APP_HOME%\FORCURR\logs\move_reject.log
echo moving file process started...>>
%APP_HOME%\FORCURR\logs\move_reject.log

*-->>> MOVE/y
"%APP_HOME%\FORCURR\logs\move_reject.rej"%date%"_"%time%""
"%APP_HOME%\FORCURR\backup\"

if %errorlevel% NEQ 0 GOTO MOVERROR
echo moving file process Finished...>>
%APP_HOME%\FORCURR\logs\move_reject.log
echo %date% %time% >> %APP_HOME%\FORCURR\logs\move_reject.log

:MOVERROR
echo Error in moving reject file to backup folder. >>
%APP_HOME%\FORCURR\logs\move_reject.log
echo %date% %time% >> %APP_HOME%\FORCURR\logs\move_reject.log

exit;

thanks

Raj

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Dec 9, 2005, 8:59:20 AM12/9/05

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hi foxidrive,

below is the code ...... i dont understand how to modify it , can you
please modify it for me .

thanks

Raj

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Dec 9, 2005, 9:58:32 AM12/9/05

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hey Allen and foxidrive,
can you please modify the code i
have sent to you.

below is the code i am using :
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

REM Environement variables
rem ======================
SET APP_HOME=C:\test_ogl_FORCURR\APPHOME
SET EIS_HOME=h:\hyperion\EIS
SET ESSBASE_HOME=h:\hyperion\essbase

Rem Batch File to move reject file to backup folder
Rem ========================================
Rem moving reject file to back up folder
Rem ========================================

echo ==================================================== >>
%APP_HOME%\FORCURR\logs\move_reject.log
echo %date% %time% >> %APP_HOME%\FORCURR\logs\move_reject.log
echo moving file process started...>>
%APP_HOME%\FORCURR\logs\move_reject.log

MOVE/y "%APP_HOME%\FORCURR\logs\move_reject.rej"_%date%"_"%time%" "
"%APP_HOME%\FORCURR\backup\"

if %errorlevel% NEQ 0 GOTO MOVERROR
echo moving file process Finished...>>
%APP_HOME%\FORCURR\logs\move_reject.log
echo %date% %time% >> %APP_HOME%\FORCURR\logs\move_reject.log

:MOVERROR
echo Error in moving reject file to backup folder. >>
%APP_HOME%\FORCURR\logs\move_reject.log
echo %date% %time% >> %APP_HOME%\FORCURR\logs\move_reject.log

exit;
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earliest response would be appriciated.

thanks

Raj,,

Raj

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Dec 9, 2005, 9:58:38 AM12/9/05