Batch file.. produce date/time in filename firendly format.

techguy · 10-07-2010 01:06AM #1

After trawling through the web for the last two hours i'm giving up..and desperate now!

I need some windows batch code this will produce a timestamp in the following format:

dd_mm_yyy-hh_mm (24hr)

I've been reading tutorials and playing with various code samples for the past two hours and have come up with nothing..

Any input greatly appreciated..thanks.

ronivek · 10-07-2010 01:14PM

I'm assuming this isn't homework as it's July; so here you go.

[PHP]
@echo off

setlocal
for /f "tokens=1-3 delims=/ " %%a in ('date /t') do (set date_string=%%a_%%b_%%c)
for /f "tokens=1-2 delims=/:" %%a in ('time /t') do (set time_string=%%a_%%b)

echo %date_string%-%time_string%
endlocal
[/PHP]

The output is:

10_07_2010-13_11

Herbal Deity · 10-07-2010 04:57PM

Do you have to use batch? I'd recommend Powershell for windows scripting these days, in which case it'd just be:

Get-Date -UFormat "%d_%m_%Y-%H_%M"

carveone · 11-07-2010 05:25PM

ronivek wrote: »

I'm assuming this isn't homework as it's July; so here you go.

Nice one ronivek! Never underestimate the power of the Windows for command to perform entirely dubious but interesting tricks.

As an interesting addendum: for those who don't know, you can do terrifying things (terrifying for old Dos hands like me that is) like call batch subroutines within a for command (do a "call /?" to see call with a label), enabling you to do at least three impossible things before lunch

Batch file.. produce date/time in filename firendly format.

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