Trying to obtain an element in a list by its index, using batch script. Here is the code:
#Echo off
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set acc[0]=default
set acc[1]=Account_2
set acc[2]=Account_3
set acc[3]=Account_4
set acc[4]=Account_5
if exist interator.txt (
set /p i=<interator.txt
echo "read: !i!"
echo "!acc[%i%]!"
REM start cmd /c setx AWS_PROFILE !acc[%i%]!
REM start cmd /k python script.py
set /A i=i+1
(echo !i!)>interator.txt
echo "write: !i!"
) else (
(echo 0)>interator.txt
)
Output Received:
"read: 0"
""
"write: 1"
As setx requires the CMD session to be closed, for affect to take place. I am trying a different approach to automate some regular stuff.
Expected Output:
"read: 0"
"default"
"write: 1"
#Echo off
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set "acc[0]=default
set "acc[1]=Account_2"
set "acc[2]=Account_3"
set "acc[3]=Account_4"
set "acc[4]=Account_5"
if exist q65771965.txt (
set /p i=<q65771965.txt
echo "read: !i!"
FOR %%a IN (acc[!i!]) DO (
ECHO "!%%a!"
echo start cmd /c setx AWS_PROFILE "!%%a!"
echo start cmd /k python script.py
)
set /A i=i+1
(echo !i!)
echo "write: !i!"
) else (
(echo 0)
)
GOTO :EOF
OK - small changes to allow this to work on my test environment:
Changed name of file from interator.txt to q65771965.txt (suits my environment)
Removed updating of data file so the modifications are shown on-screen.
Replaced REM start with ECHO start to show the start commands on-screen.
Subtle syntax-oriented change : Use set "var1=data" for setting values - this avoids problems caused by trailing spaces.
Significant change : insert a for loop to transfer indirect values to a metavariable (%%a) and use these.
Possibly-required : I don't use setx much, but I've some memory of the argument's needing to be "quoted"
The problem is, you used echo "%acc[!i!]%" within a codeblock. You need another layer of parsing, like call echo "%%acc[!i!]%%"
As an alternative, restructure your code, so the critical part isn't in a code block:
#Echo off
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set acc[0]=default
set acc[1]=Account_2
set acc[2]=Account_3
set acc[3]=Account_4
set acc[4]=Account_5
if not exist interator.txt (
(echo 0)>interator.txt
goto :eof
)
set /p i=<interator.txt
echo "read: !i!"
echo "%acc[!i!]%"
set /A i=i+1
(echo !i!)>interator.txt
echo "write: !i!"
(this code is functionally identically to yours, just structured in another way)
(btw: it should probably iterator, not interator - but that's only spelling)
I have no idea how to get what described here using an Win CMD batch script:
pseudo-code
set aPath=C:\just\a\long\path\to\a\file\in\the\file\system
set aDir=file
... some logic here
echo %result%
Should print
C:\just\a\long\path\to\a\file
It should stop at the first occurrence found, but it would be nice to specify also the occurence (optional).
ONLY Windows CMD SOLUTIONS ARE WELCOME no Powershell code nor external tools, please. I'm looking for a pure Windows CMD solution.
I'm not quite sure to what you refer with occurence
Using a shuffle approach and self modifying code to get the dir levels
:: Q:\Test\2019\08\29\SO_57717256.cmd
#Echo off & Setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set "aPath=C:\just\a\long\path\to\a\file\in\the\file\system"
set "aDir=file"
echo aPath = %aPath%
echo aDir = %aDir%
::... some logic here
set "intermediate=!apath:*%aDir%=!"
set "result=!aPath:%intermediate%=!"
:: and some vodoo there ;-)
Set i=0
Set "aPath=%aPath:\="&Set /a i+=1&Set "aPath[!i!]=%"
echo result= %result%
for /l %%L in (1,1,%i%) Do if "%aDir%"=="!aPath[%%L]!" (
echo aPath[%%L] = !aPath[%%L]! ^<^<^< matches aDir %aDir%
) else (
echo aPath[%%L] = !aPath[%%L]!
)
Sample output:
> Q:\Test\2019\08\29\SO_57717256.cmd
aPath = C:\just\a\long\path\to\a\file\in\the\file\system
aDir = file
result= C:\just\a\long\path\to\a\file
aPath[1] = just
aPath[2] = a
aPath[3] = long
aPath[4] = path
aPath[5] = to
aPath[6] = a
aPath[7] = file <<< matches aDir file
aPath[8] = in
aPath[9] = the
aPath[10] = file <<< matches aDir file
aPath[11] = system
Here is a little approach using a recursive sub-routine, just for fun:
#echo off
set "aPath=C:\just\a\long\path\to\a\file\in\the\file\system"
set "aDir=file"
set "result=" & set "found="
call :RECURSIVE "%aPath%\."
if defined found echo/%result%
exit /B
:RECURSIVE
if "%~nx1" == "" set "result=%~dp1" & exit /B
call :RECURSIVE "%~dp1."
if defined found (exit /B) else set "result=%result%%~nx1\"
if /I "%~nx1" == "%aDir%" set "found=#" & set "result=%result:~,-1%"
This makes use of the ~ modifiers of command line or sub-routine arguments (parameters), which allow to split a path into pieces.
A simpler approach:
#echo off
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set aPath=C:\just\a\long\path\to\a\file\in\the\file\system\filenot\file\folder
set aDir=file
echo %aPath%
rem This FOR is just for testing; remove it...
for /L %%n in (1,1,3) do (
set "n=%%n"
set "result="
for %%a in ("!aPath:\%aDir%\=" "!") do if !n! gtr 0 set "result=!result!%%~a\%aDir%\" & set /A n-=1
echo %%n: !result:~0,-1!
)
Output example:
C:\just\a\long\path\to\a\file\in\the\file\system\filenot\file\folder
1: C:\just\a\long\path\to\a\file
2: C:\just\a\long\path\to\a\file\in\the\file
3: C:\just\a\long\path\to\a\file\in\the\file\system\filenot\file
EDIT: An even simpler method with the aid of some magic:
#echo off
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set aPath=C:\just\a\long\path\to\a\file\in\the\file\system\filenot\file\folder
set aDir=file
echo %aPath%
set n=%1
set "result="
set "p=%aPath:\=" & (if !n! gtr 0 set "result=!result!\!p!") & (if "!p!" equ "!aDir!" set /A n-=1) & set "p=%"
echo %1: %result:~1%
Output example:
C:\Tests> test 1
C:\just\a\long\path\to\a\file\in\the\file\system\filenot\file\folder
1: C:\just\a\long\path\to\a\file
C:\Tests> test 2
C:\just\a\long\path\to\a\file\in\the\file\system\filenot\file\folder
2: C:\just\a\long\path\to\a\file\in\the\file
Im very new to this and would love some help.
Im trying to run a program in command line but i need to add a drive letter that changes and a part number that also changes.
example:
start "" "U:\ISO\fileTool\file_Update.exe /m:(PARTNUMBER) /t:(DRIVELETTER) /v /l:logfile.text"
The program uses what is after m: for the part number I need.
It also uses what comes after T: for the drive letter I want to copy to.
I want to be able to choose if the v (validate) is inserted.
I want to choose if the l (logfile) is inserted.
As part of the prep I have a batch file to ask the user for the part number, drive letter, if they want to validate and if they want a log file. The output of that is a text file that looks like this without the information in the brackets
text file output:
Variable One = 1234 (partnumber)
Variable Two = D (Driveletter)
Variable Three = Y (validate could be N to exclude)
Variable Four = Y (logfile could be N to exclude)
So what i need is a way to have the variable information inserted into the batch file and run the .exe file with the switches
EX:
start "" "U:\ISO\fileTool\file_Update.exe /m:12345 /t:m /v /l:logfile.txt"
As Squashman already noted in his comment, you don't need a file:
#echo off
set /p "VarOne=Enter Part Number: "
set /p "VarTwo=Enter Drive Letter: "
set /p "VarThree=Enter Validate? Y/N: "
if /i "%VarThree%"=="Y" (set "VarThree=/v") else (set "VarThree=")
set /p "VarFour=Use Log File? Y/N: "
if /i "%VarFour%"=="Y" (set "VarFour=/l:logfile.txt") else (set "VarFour=")
start "" "U:\ISO\fileTool\file_Update.exe" /m:%VarOne% /t:%VarTwo% %VarThree% %VarFour%
#ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL
CALL :run %*
:loop
SET "input="
SET /p "input=Part[,Drive[,Verify[,Logfile]]]"
IF DEFINED input CALL :run %input%&GOTO loop
GOTO :EOF
:run
FOR %%a IN (logfile verifyp) DO SET "%%a="
IF "%~4" neq "" SET "logfile=/l:%~4"
IF /i "%~3" equ "Y" SET "verifyp=/v"
IF /i "%~2" equ "" (SET "drive=D") ELSE (SET "drive=%~2")
ECHO(start "" "U:\ISO\fileTool\file_Update.exe /m:%~1 /t:%drive% %verifyp% %logfile%"
GOTO :EOF
This would allow you to run as thisbatch 1234 d y mylogfilename
or simply as thisbatch 1234
to default to drive D with no verify and no logfile.
I misread that you wanted y to specify logfile = logfile.txt
IF /i "%~4" equ "y" SET "logfile=/l:logfile.txt"
in plac of the "~4" processing in the run subroutine should convert that to "use logfile.txt if last parameter is y"
I have a batch file that I use to create new project folders for clients that walks a user through the creation process and adds the appropriate files and folders to a central location. I need to add an input section so they can put a date (not always current date) in and it is included in the naming of the files.
The issue I have, and I have hunted high and low and can't find my answer, is that I need to dummy proof the date input. I want the user to input the date in the MM-DD-YYYY format including dashes. It needs to then format it into YYYY-MM-DD. It needs to be smart enough that it forces the user to use the required format of MM-DD-YYYY; has to be numbers and dashes, no slashes, the right amount of characters, and so forth.
I haven't been able to find anything close to even remotely get me where I need to be so I am asking the awesome geniuses out there for help in this regard as it is driving me up a wall. Below is my script code. I need this input to go right after the job type is selected. "Please insert date (MM-DD-YYYY format): "
#echo off
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set version=7.95
set projectpath="P:"
set workbookpath="\\server2\Documents\Blanks (DO NOT EDIT)\dryingworkbook_v3r75.xls"
set questions="\\server2\Documents\Blanks (DO NOT EDIT)\Abatement and Mold Questions.txt"
set notes="\\server2\Documents\Blanks (DO NOT EDIT)\Job Notes.docx"
set info="\\server2\Documents\Blanks (DO NOT EDIT)\Job Information.docx"
set bizname=1
ECHO =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
ECHO = Welcome to SERVPRO Project Creation Wizard v%version% =
ECHO =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
ECHO.
:sof
ECHO.
ECHO Is this new project for a Residential or Commercial job?
:loopJobType
SET /P jobtype=Enter [r] for Residential or [c] for Commercial:
ECHO.
IF "%jobtype%" == "r" GOTO :loopResidential
IF "%jobtype%" == "R" GOTO :loopResidential
IF "%jobtype%" == "c" GOTO :loopCommercial
IF "%jobtype%" == "C" GOTO :loopCommercial
GOTO :loopJobType
:loopResidential
ECHO You have chosen to create a new Residential job project.
ECHO.
set type=1
GOTO :loopFirstName
:loopCommercial
ECHO You have chosen to create a new Commercial job project.
ECHO.
set type=2
SET /p bizname=Please enter the business name:
ECHO.
IF "%bizname%"=="" GOTO :loopCommercial
:loopFirstName
SET /P FirstName=Please enter the insured's first name:
IF "%FirstName%"=="" GOTO :loopFirstName
call :format FirstName
:loopLastName
ECHO.
SET /P LastName= Please enter the insured's last name:
IF "%LastName%"=="" GOTO :loopLastName
call :format LastName
SET FullName=%LastName%, %FirstName%
SET FullBizName=%bizname% (%FullName%)
goto :ConfirmProject
:format
set Name=!%1!
set Head=%Name:~0,1%
set Tail=%Name:~1%
for %%a in (A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) do set Head=!Head:%%a=%%a!
for %%a in (a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z) do set Tail=!Tail:%%a=%%a!
set %1=%Head%%Tail%
GOTO :eof
:ConfirmProject
ECHO.
IF "%type%" == "1" SET /P yesno=Are you sure you want to add "%FullName%" to the Project directory? [y/n]
IF "%type%" == "2" SET /P yesno=Are you sure you want to add "%FullBizName%" to the Project directory? [y/n]
IF "%yesno%" == "y" GOTO :CreateProject
IF "%yesno%" == "Y" GOTO :CreateProject
IF "%yesno%" == "n" GOTO :sof
IF "%yesno%" == "N" GOTO :sof
GOTO :ConfirmProject
:CreateProject
IF "%type%" == "1" SET ProjectName=%FullName%
IF "%type%" == "2" SET ProjectName=%FullBizName%
:: Create a folder containing a new project.
mkdir "%projectpath%\%ProjectName%"
ECHO.
ECHO.
ECHO Creating a Project directory for "%ProjectName%" ...
:: Create a folder within said project that will contain job documents.
ECHO Creating a Documents directory for "%ProjectName%" ...
mkdir "%projectpath%\%ProjectName%\Documents"
:: (Taken out of use 7-15-13) ECHO Adding a Job Information file for "%ProjectName%" ...
:: (Taken out of use 7-15-13) copy /-Y %info% "%projectpath%\%ProjectName%\Documents\Job Information - %ProjectName%.docx"
ECHO Documents directory creation for "%ProjectName%" finished ...
:: Create a folder within said project that will contain drying workbook(s).
ECHO Creating a Drying Workbook directory for "%ProjectName%" ...
mkdir "%projectpath%\%ProjectName%\Drying Workbooks"
:: Copy a new blank workbook to the project workbook directory and give it the proper name.
ECHO Adding a Drying Workbook for "%ProjectName%" ...
copy /-Y %workbookpath% "%projectpath%\%ProjectName%\Drying Workbooks\DRY 1_%ProjectName%.xls"
ECHO Adding an Abatement and Mold Questions file for "%ProjectName%" ...
copy /-Y %questions% "%projectpath%\%ProjectName%\Drying Workbooks\Abatement and Mold Questions.txt"
ECHO Drying Workbook directory creation for "%ProjectName%" finished ...
:: Create a folder within said project that will contain original photos.
ECHO Creating a Photos directory for "%ProjectName%" ...
mkdir "%projectpath%\%ProjectName%\"Photos
:: Create a folder within said project photo folder that will contain resized photos.
mkdir "%projectpath%\%ProjectName%\Photos\Resized"
mkdir "%projectpath%\%ProjectName%\Photos\Upload"
ECHO Photos directory creation for "%ProjectName%" finished ...
:: Add in Job Notes file.
ECHO Adding a Job Notes files for "%ProjectName%" ...
copy /-Y %notes% "%projectpath%\%ProjectName%\Job Notes - %ProjectName%.docx"
:: Log the creation of the project.
FOR /F "TOKENS=1* DELIMS= " %%A IN ('DATE/T') DO SET CDATE=%%B
For /f "tokens=2-4 delims=/ " %%a in ('date /t') do (set date=%%a%%b%%c)
echo off > "%projectpath%\Logs\%ProjectName% - [Project Created %date% by %computername%].txt"
ECHO Logging "%ProjectName%" creation date and time...
ECHO Project directory creation for "%ProjectName%" finished ...
GOTO :OpenProject
:OpenProject
:: Ask if the project should be opened now. If so open and close script, else close script.
set /p reply=Do you want to open the "%ProjectName%" project now? [y/n]
if "%reply%" == "y" %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe "%projectpath%\%ProjectName%"
IF "%yesno%" == "Y" %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe "%projectpath%\%ProjectName%"
GOTO :eof
IF "%yesno%" == "n" GOTO :No
IF "%yesno%" == "N" GOTO :No
exit
:No
ECHO.
ECHO.
ECHO You have successfully created a new project for %ProjectName%.
ECHO.
ECHO Press any key to exit . . .
PAUSE>NUL
:eof
The Batch file below check that the inserted date have the right format and that it represent a valid date, that is, that have the right number of days in each month, even for February on leap years!
#echo off
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set i=0
for %%a in (31 28 31 30 31 30 31 31 30 31 30 31) do (
set /A i+=1
set dpm[!i!]=%%a
)
set /P "inDate=Please insert date (MM-DD-YYYY format): "
if "%inDate:~2,1%%inDate:~5,1%" neq "--" goto invalidDate
for /F "tokens=1-3 delims=-" %%a in ("%inDate%") do set "MM=%%a" & set "DD=%%b" & set "YYYY=%%c"
ver > NUL
set /A month=1%MM%-100, day=1%DD%-100, year=1%YYYY%-10000, leap=year%%4 2>NUL
if errorlevel 1 goto invalidDate
if not defined dpm[%month%] goto invalidDate
if %leap% equ 0 set dpm[2]=29
if %day% gtr !dpm[%month%]! goto invalidDate
if %day% lss 1 goto invalidDate
echo Date correct: %YYYY%-%MM%-%DD%
goto :EOF
:invalidDate
echo Bad date
You can check whether your string is valid easily with the findstr command.
set /p date= Please insert date (MM-DD-YYYY format):
echo %date%| findstr /r "^[0-9][0-9]-[0-9][0-9]-[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]$">nul
if errorlevel 1 (
echo invalid date
)
pause
(^ means beginning of line, while $ stands for end of line.)
Now for the reformatting MM-DD-YYYY into YYYY-MM-DD, you can split your string and than reassemble it. Since it's a fixed format, this isn't too hard either:
set yyyy=%date:~6,4%
set mm=%date:~0,2%
set dd=%date:~3,2%
set newDate=%yyyy%-%mm%-%dd%
echo %newDate%
The first number in each command resembles the position where the string will be cut.
The second number resembles the length of the substring.
I made a function :getdate who test the date try it;
It will test if the separators are correct, the value range for thr month and the day and
if the values are NUM.
#ECHO OFF
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
:GetDate
set /p $D=Enter a date (MM-DD-YYYY) :
set $separate=%$d:~2,1% %$d:~5,1%
for %%a in (%$separate%) do (if "%%a" neq "-" (echo Wrong Separator : %%a
pause
goto:Getdate))
set $D=%$D:-= %
set $c=1
for %%a in (%$d%) do (call:test !$c! %%a
set /a $c+=1)
if !$c!==4 set $DateOK=%$month%-%$day%-%$Year%
echo This DATE IS OK %$dateOK%
exit /b
:test
if %1 equ 1 (echo %2 | findstr [0-9][0-9]
if errorlevel 1 (echo Unvalid value for Month [NOT NUM]: %2
pause
goto:getdate)
if %2 GTR 12 (echo Unvalid value for Month [VALUR RANGE +]: %2
pause
goto:getdate)
if %2 LSS 1 (echo Unvalid value for Month [VALUR RANGE -]: %2
pause
goto:getdate)
set $month=%2)
if %1==2 (echo %2 | findstr [0-9][0-9]
if errorlevel 1 (echo Unvalid value for Day [NOT NUM]: %2
pause
goto:getdate)
if %2 GTR 31 (echo Unvalid value for Day [VALUR RANGE +] : %2
pause
goto:getdate)
if %2 LSS 01 (echo Unvalid value for Day [VALUE RANGE -]: %2
pause
goto:getdate)
set $day=%2)
if %1==3 (echo %2 | findstr [0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]
if errorlevel 1 (echo Unvalid value for Year [NOT NUM] : %2
pause
goto:getdate)
set $Year=%2)
#ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL enabledelayedexpansion
CALL :getverdate
ECHO DATE %indate% is OK.
GOTO :EOF
::
:: Get and verify date in format mm-dd-yyyy; reformat as yyyy-mmm-dd
::
:regetdate
ECHO "%indate%" is not in format "MM-DD-YYYY" or is invalid
:getverdate
SET /p indate="Please insert date (MM-DD-YYYY format): "
IF NOT "%indate:~2,1%%indate:~5,1%"=="--" GOTO regetdate
SET checkdate=9%indate:-=%
IF NOT "%checkdate:~8%"=="%checkdate:~8,1%" GOTO regetdate
FOR %%a IN (0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9) DO SET checkdate=!checkdate:%%a=!
IF DEFINED checkdate GOTO regetdate
IF %indate:~3,2%==00 GOTO regetdate
FOR %%i IN (01:31 02:29 03:31 04:30 05:31 06:30 07:31 08:31 09:30 10:31 11:30 12:31) DO (
FOR /f "tokens=1,2delims=:" %%j IN ("%%i") DO IF %%j==%indate:~0,2% if "%%k" geq "%indate:~3,2%" GOTO goodday
)
GOTO regetdate
:goodday
IF "%indate:~-4%" geq "1980" IF "%indate:~-4%" leq "2099" GOTO goodyear
GOTO regetdate
:goodyear
SET /a checkdate=%indate:~-4% %% 4
IF "%indate:~0,2%%indate:~3,2%"=="0229" IF %checkdate% neq 0 GOTO regetdate
SET indate=%indate:~-4%-%indate:~0,2%-%indate:~3,2%
GOTO :eof
Here's another 'get and validate date` routine.
Note that in your code you should never set a variable called date. %date% will return the current date - it's a "magic variable" controlled by CMD. Other such variables include %time%, %random% and %errorlevel%. Setting any of these overrides the system-established value.
You could present the user with three prompts - year, month, day.
set /p y="Please enter year (YYYY): "
set /p m="Please enter month (MM): "
set /p d="Please enter day (DD): "
set date=%y%-%m%-%d%
If you would like to verify the length of the input something like:
if [%y:~4%] NEQ [] echo year entered incorrectly & goto :getDate
You can assume if %y% is greater than four characters - i.e. if %y:~4% is not null - that it has been entered incorrectly (see Dos Tips on string manipulation). The same principal applies for day and month, except they should be two characters.
Obviously for that example you would need to add the label :getDate before the user input.
You may use ReadFormattedLine subroutine for all kind of formatted input. For example, the command below read 3 numbers in a date format; the routine just accept digits, insert the hyphens and continue automatically after read the last digit. If the user delete characters, the hyphens are also deleted automatically.
call :ReadFormattedLine myDate="##-##-####" /M "Please insert date (MM-DD-YYYY format): "
This subroutine is written in pure Batch so it does not require any additional program, and it allows several formatted input operations, like read passwords, convert letters to uppercase, etc. You may download ReadFormattedLine subroutine from Read a line with specific format.
I have the following line in a batch file (that runs on an old Windows 2000 box):
7z a QuickBackup.zip *.backup
How do I append the date to the QuickBackup.zip file. So if I ran the batch file today, ideally, the file would be QuickBackup20090514.zip.
Is there a way to do this?
Bernhard's answer needed some tweaking work for me because the %DATE% environment variable is in a different format (as commented elsewhere). Also, there was a tilde (~) missing.
Instead of:
set backupFilename=%DATE:~6,4%%DATE:~3,2%%DATE:0,2%
I had to use:
set backupFilename=%DATE:~10,4%%DATE:~4,2%%DATE:~7,2%
for the date format:
c:\Scripts>echo %DATE%
Thu 05/14/2009
#SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
#REM Use WMIC to retrieve date and time
#echo off
FOR /F "skip=1 tokens=1-6" %%A IN ('WMIC Path Win32_LocalTime Get Day^,Hour^,Minute^,Month^,Second^,Year /Format:table') DO (
IF NOT "%%~F"=="" (
SET /A SortDate = 10000 * %%F + 100 * %%D + %%A
set YEAR=!SortDate:~0,4!
set MON=!SortDate:~4,2!
set DAY=!SortDate:~6,2!
#REM Add 1000000 so as to force a prepended 0 if hours less than 10
SET /A SortTime = 1000000 + 10000 * %%B + 100 * %%C + %%E
set HOUR=!SortTime:~1,2!
set MIN=!SortTime:~3,2!
set SEC=!SortTime:~5,2!
)
)
#echo on
#echo DATE=%DATE%, TIME=%TIME%
#echo HOUR=!HOUR! MIN=!MIN! SEC=!SEC!
#echo YR=!YEAR! MON=!MON! DAY=!DAY!
#echo DATECODE= '!YEAR!!MON!!DAY!!HOUR!!MIN!'
Output:
DATE=2015-05-20, TIME= 1:30:38.59
HOUR=01 MIN=30 SEC=38
YR=2015 MON=05 DAY=20
DATECODE= '201505200130'
This will work for the non-US date format (dd/MM/yyyy):
set backupFilename=%DATE:~6,4%%DATE:~3,2%%DATE:~0,2%
7z a QuickBackup%backupFilename%.zip *.backup
If you know your regional settings won't change you can do it as follows:
if your short date format is dd/MM/yyyy:
SET MYDATE=%DATE:~3,2%%DATE:~0,2%%DATE:~8,4%
if your short date format is MM/dd/yyyy:
SET MYDATE=%DATE:~0,2%%DATE:~3,2%%DATE:~8,4%
But there's no general way to do it that's independent of your regional settings.
I would not recommend relying on regional settings for anything that's going to be used in a production environment. Instead you should consider using another scripting language - PowerShell, VBScript, ...
For example, if you create a VBS file yyyymmdd.vbs in the same directory as your batch file with the following contents:
' yyyymmdd.vbs - outputs the current date in the format yyyymmdd
Function Pad(Value, PadCharacter, Length)
Pad = Right(String(Length,PadCharacter) & Value, Length)
End Function
Dim Today
Today = Date
WScript.Echo Pad(Year(Today), "0", 4) & Pad(Month(Today), "0", 2) & Pad(Day(Today), "0", 2)
then you will be able to call it from your batch file thus:
FOR /F %%i IN ('cscript "%~dp0yyyymmdd.vbs" //Nologo') do SET MYDATE=%%i
echo %MYDATE%
Of course there will eventually come a point where rewriting your batch file in a more powerful scripting language will make more sense than mixing it with VBScript in this way.
You can also access the date via the variable %DATE%
When testing my system %DATE% produces ddd dd/mm/yyyy
you can use substring operators to produce the format you desire
ie. running the following on MON 11/12/2018 with US regional settings
%DATE:~3,3% %DATE:~0,3% %DATE:~7,2%
Will produce an output:
11 Mon 12
the substring arguments are
%*variable*:~*startpos*,*numberofchars*%
This is all awkward and not local settings independent. Do it like this:
%CYGWIN_DIR%\bin\date +%%Y%%m%%d_%%H%%M% > date.txt
for /f "delims=" %%a in ('type "date.txt" 2^>NUL') do set datetime=%%a
echo %datetime%
del date.txt
Yes, use Cygwin date and all your problems are gone!
Sure.
FOR %%A IN (%Date:/=%) DO SET Today=%%A
7z a QuickBackup%TODAY%.zip *.backup
That is DDMMYYYY format.
Here's YYYYDDMM:
FOR %%A IN (%Date%) DO (
FOR /F "tokens=1-3 delims=/-" %%B in ("%%~A") DO (
SET Today=%%D%%B%%C
)
)
7z a QuickBackup%TODAY%.zip *.backup
There is a tech recipe available here that shows how to format it to MMDDYYYY, you should be able to adapt it for your needs.
echo on
#REM Seamonkey’s quick date batch (MMDDYYYY format)
#REM Setups %date variable
#REM First parses month, day, and year into mm , dd, yyyy formats and then combines to be MMDDYYYY
FOR /F "TOKENS=1* DELIMS= " %%A IN ('DATE/T') DO SET CDATE=%%B
FOR /F "TOKENS=1,2 eol=/ DELIMS=/ " %%A IN ('DATE/T') DO SET mm=%%B
FOR /F "TOKENS=1,2 DELIMS=/ eol=/" %%A IN ('echo %CDATE%') DO SET dd=%%B
FOR /F "TOKENS=2,3 DELIMS=/ " %%A IN ('echo %CDATE%') DO SET yyyy=%%B
SET date=%mm%%dd%%yyyy%
echo %date%
EDIT: The reason did not work before was because of 'smartquotes' in the original text. I fixed them and the batch file will work if cut & pasted from this page.
I've used the environment variables technique covered here: http://cwashington.netreach.net/depo/view.asp?Index=19
http://cwashington.netreach.net/depo/default.asp?topic=repository&move=last&ScriptType=command&SubType=Misc
Here's the code from that site:
::~~Author~~. Brett Middleton
::~~Email_Address~~. brettm#arches.uga.edu
::~~Script_Type~~. nt command line batch
::~~Sub_Type~~. Misc
::~~Keywords~~. environment variables
::~~Comment~~.
::Sets or clears a group of environment variables containing components of the current date extracted from the string returned by the DATE /T command. These variables can be used to name files, control the flow of execution, etc.
::~~Script~~.
#echo off
::-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
:: SetEnvDate1.CMD 6/30/98
::-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
:: Description : Sets or clears a group of environment variables containing
:: : components of the current date extracted from the string
:: : returned by the DATE /T command. These variables can be
:: : used to name files, control the flow of execution, etc.
:: :
:: Requires : Windows NT with command extensions enabled
:: :
:: Tested : Yes, as demonstration
:: :
:: Contact : Brett Middleton <brettm#arches.uga.edu>
:: : Animal and Dairy Science Department
:: : University of Georgia, Athens
::-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
:: USAGE
::
:: SetEnvDate1 can be used as a model for coding date/time routines in
:: other scripts, or can be used by itself as a utility that is called
:: from other scripts.
::
:: Run or call SetEnvDate1 without arguments to set the date variables.
:: Variables are set for the day abbreviation (DT_DAY), month number (DT_MM),
:: day number (DT_DD) and four-digit year (DT_YYYY).
::
:: When the variables are no longer needed, clean up the environment by
:: calling the script again with the CLEAR argument. E.g.,
::
:: call SetEnvDate1 clear
::-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
:: NOTES
::
:: A time variable could be added by parsing the string returned by the
:: built-in TIME /T command. This is left as an exercise for the reader. B-)
::
:: This script illustrates the following NT command extensions:
::
:: 1. Use of the extended IF command to do case-insensitive comparisons.
::
:: 2. Use of the extended DATE command.
::
:: 3. Use of the extended FOR command to parse a string returned by a
:: command or program.
::
:: 4. Use of the "()" conditional processing symbols to group commands
:: for conditional execution. All commands between the parens will
:: be executed if the preceeding IF or FOR statement is TRUE.
::-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
if not "%1" == "?" goto chkarg
echo.
echo Sets or clears date/time variables in the command environment.
echo.
echo SetEnvDate1 [clear]
echo.
echo When called without arguments, the variables are created or updated.
echo When called with the CLEAR argument, the variables are deleted.
echo.
goto endit
::-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
:: Check arguments and select SET or CLEAR routine. Unrecognized arguments
:: are ignored and SET is assumed.
::-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
:chkarg
if /I "%1" == "CLEAR" goto clrvar
goto setvar
::-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
:: Set variables for the day abbreviation (DAY), month number (MM),
:: day number (DD) and 4-digit year (YYYY).
::-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
:setvar
for /F "tokens=1-4 delims=/ " %%i IN ('date /t') DO (
set DT_DAY=%%i
set DT_MM=%%j
set DT_DD=%%k
set DT_YYYY=%%l)
goto endit
::-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
:: Clear all variables from the environment.
::-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
:clrvar
for %%v in (DT_DAY DT_MM DT_DD DT_YYYY) do set %%v=
goto endit
:endit
As has been noted, parsing the date and time is only useful if you know the format being used by the current user (eg. MM/dd/yy or dd-MM-yyyy just to name 2). This could be determined, but by the time you do all the stressing and parsing, you will still end up with some situation where there is an unexpected format used, and more tweaks will be be necessary.
You can also use some external program that will return a date slug in your preferred format, but that has disadvantages of needing to distribute the utility program with your script/batch.
there are also batch tricks using the CMOS clock in a pretty raw way, but that is tooo close to bare wires for most people, and also not always the preferred place to retrieve the date/time.
Below is a solution that avoids the above problems. Yes, it introduces some other issues, but for my purposes I found this to be the easiest, clearest, most portable solution for creating a datestamp in .bat files for modern Windows systems. This is just an example, but I think you will see how to modify for other date and/or time formats, etc.
reg copy "HKCU\Control Panel\International" "HKCU\Control Panel\International-Temp" /f
reg add "HKCU\Control Panel\International" /v sShortDate /d "yyMMdd" /f
#REM the following may be needed to be sure cache is clear before using the new setting
reg query "HKCU\Control Panel\International" /v sShortDate
set LogDate=%date%
reg copy "HKCU\Control Panel\International-Temp" "HKCU\Control Panel\International" /f
Building on Joe's idea, here is a version which will build its own (.js) helper and supporting time as well:
#echo off
set _TMP=%TEMP%\_datetime.tmp
echo var date = new Date(), string, tmp;> "%_TMP%"
echo tmp = ^"000^" + date.getFullYear(); string = tmp.substr(tmp.length - 4);>> "%_TMP%"
echo tmp = ^"0^" + (date.getMonth() + 1); string += tmp.substr(tmp.length - 2);>> "%_TMP%"
echo tmp = ^"0^" + date.getDate(); string += tmp.substr(tmp.length - 2);>> "%_TMP%"
echo tmp = ^"0^" + date.getHours(); string += tmp.substr(tmp.length - 2);>> "%_TMP%"
echo tmp = ^"0^" + date.getMinutes(); string += tmp.substr(tmp.length - 2);>> "%_TMP%"
echo tmp = ^"0^" + date.getSeconds(); string += tmp.substr(tmp.length - 2);>> "%_TMP%"
echo WScript.Echo(string);>> "%_TMP%"
for /f %%i in ('cscript //nologo /e:jscript "%_TMP%"') do set _DATETIME=%%i
del "%_TMP%"
echo YYYYMMDDhhmmss: %_DATETIME%
echo YYYY: %_DATETIME:~0,4%
echo YYYYMM: %_DATETIME:~0,6%
echo YYYYMMDD: %_DATETIME:~0,8%
echo hhmm: %_DATETIME:~8,4%
echo hhmmss: %_DATETIME:~8,6%
Sairam
With the samples given above, I have tried & came out with the script which I wanted. The position parameters mentioned in other example gave different results. I wanted to create one Batch file to take the Oracle data backup (export data) on daily basis, preserving distinct DMP files with date & time as part of file name. Here is the script which worked well:
cls
set dt=%date:~0,2%%date:~3,2%%date:~6,4%-%time:~0,2%%time:~3,2%
set fn=backup-%dt%.DMP
echo %fn%
pause A
exp user/password file=D:\DATA_DMP\%fn%
If you have WSL enabled (Windows 10 only) you can do it with bash in a locale neutral way.
set dateFile=%TEMP%\currentDate.txt
bash -c "date +%Y%m%d" > %dateFile%
set /p today=<%dateFile%
Feel free to replace the file redirection with a "for" loop abomination suggested in other answers here and over at Windows batch assign output of a program to a variable
I've found two ways that work regardless of the date settings.
On my pc, date/t returns
2009-05-27
You can either access the registry and read the regional settings
(HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International)
Or use a vbscript.
This is the ugly batch file/vbscript hybrid I created some time ago....
#Echo Off
set rnd=%Random%
set randfilename=x%rnd%.vbs
::create temp vbscript file
Echo Dim DayofWeek(7) > %temp%\%randfilename%
Echo DayofWeek(1)="Sun" >> %temp%\%randfilename%
Echo DayofWeek(2)="Mon" >> %temp%\%randfilename%
Echo DayofWeek(3)="Tue" >> %temp%\%randfilename%
Echo DayofWeek(4)="Wed" >> %temp%\%randfilename%
Echo DayofWeek(5)="Thu" >> %temp%\%randfilename%
Echo DayofWeek(6)="Fri" >> %temp%\%randfilename%
Echo DayofWeek(7)="Sat" >> %temp%\%randfilename%
Echo DayofWeek(0)=DayofWeek(Weekday(now)) >> %temp%\%randfilename%
Echo Mon=Left(MonthName(Month(now),1),3) >> %temp%\%randfilename%
Echo MonNumeric=right ( "00" ^& Month(now) , 2) >> %temp%\%randfilename%
Echo wscript.echo ( Year(Now) ^& " " ^& MonNumeric ^& " " ^& Mon ^& " " _ >> %temp%\%randfilename%
Echo ^& right("00" ^& Day(now),2) ^& " "^& dayofweek(0) ^& " "^& _ >> %temp%\%randfilename%
Echo right("00" ^& Hour(now),2)) _ >> %temp%\%randfilename%
Echo ^&":"^& Right("00" ^& Minute(now),2) ^&":"^& Right("00" ^& Second(Now),2) >> %temp%\%randfilename%
::set the output into vars
if "%1" == "" FOR /f "usebackq tokens=1,2,3,4,5,6" %%A in (`start /wait /b cscript //nologo %temp%\%randfilename%`) do Set Y2KYear=%%A& Set MonthNumeric=%%B& Set Month=%%C& Set Day=%%D& Set DayofWeek=%%E& Set Time=%%F
set year=%y2kyear:~2,2%
::cleanup
del %temp%\%randfilename%
It's not pretty, but it works.