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10.15.2007 at 05:16AM PDT, ID: 22893329
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rename files with current date in a bat file

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Operating Systems Development, Miscellaneous Programming, Microsoft Windows Operating Systems

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file, date, rename, current, bat
i've got a bat file, trying to rename files in a certain directory, just to include the date, such that new files w/the same name will not overwrite them.  i'm trying to test it now, then i would schedule it to run on a daily basis

i don't think i'm doing the bat file correctly.  first, when invoked, it just gives me a 'can't find the specified file' message for each file.  then, it pumps out a blank log

can anybody help me 1st get the rename corrected, and then get the logging corrected, please?  here's a copy of the bat file:


@ECHO OFF
CLS

SET CURRENTDATE=
SET GETSYSDATE=
FOR /F " tokens=1,2,3* delims=/,  " %%i IN ('date /T') DO SET CURRENTDATE=%%i%%j%%k%%l
FOR /F " tokens=1,2,3* " %%i IN ('echo %CURRENTDATE%') DO SET GETSYSDATE=%%j%%k%%l

ren "\\myserver\public\dba\messaging\fix.AAAA.csv" %GETSYSDATE%.csv
ren "\\myserver\public\dba\messaging\fix.BBBB.csv" %GETSYSDATE%.csv
ren "\\myserver\public\dba\messaging\fix.CCCC.csv" %GETSYSDATE%.csv
ren "\\myserver\public\dba\messaging\fix.DDDD.csv" %GETSYSDATE%.csv
ren "\\myserver\public\dba\messaging\fix.EEEE.csv" %GETSYSDATE%.csv
ren "\\myserver\public\dba\messaging\fix.FFFF.csv" %GETSYSDATE%.csv
ren "\\myserver\public\dba\messaging\fix.GGGG.csv" %GETSYSDATE%.csv
ren "\\myserver\public\dba\messaging\fix.HHHH.csv" %GETSYSDATE%.csv
ren "\\myserver\public\dba\messaging\fix.IIII.csv" %GETSYSDATE%.csv
ren "\\myserver\public\dba\messaging\other_file.csv" %GETSYSDATE%.csv >>.\messagingfileslog.txt
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Answered By: RQuadling
Expert Since: 01/11/2000
Accepted Solutions: 2152
Computer Expertise: Advanced
RQuadling has been an Expert for 9 years, during which he has posted 13282 comments and answered 2152 questions. RQuadling is just one of 260 experts in the Operating Systems Development Zone. 3 experts collaborated on this answer, which was graded an "A" by the asker.
 
 
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