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BATCH script to save DATE to a variable (Users)

posted by Rugxulo , Usono, 01.03.2025, 08:14

> I wrote this script after reading some of Timo Salmi's FAQs.

I appreciate the minimalist approach, but perhaps a simple debug script or assembly tool would be cleaner. (Or even using REXX or 4DOS.)

> This saves the current date to the variable date_ so it can be used later.

Many DOS shells already provide this. What particular environment(s) are you targeting?

> But there's a few key things that I don't understand.
>
> I discovered that the name of the first script "current.bat" must coincide
> with the term used with find.exe.
> Otherwise the script doesn't work. Why is this so?

The line starts with "Current", so when GO.BAT is run, it runs that.

> I'm open to all your suggestions and corrections. I'm here to learn.

I would suggest using a FOR command to shorten these two lines into one:

> if exist current.bat del current.bat
> if exist go.bat del go.bat

for %%a in (current go) do if exist %%a.bat del %%a.bat

Complete thread:

• BATCH script to save DATE to a variable - tauro, 01.03.2025, 04:19 (Users)
  • BATCH script to save DATE to a variable - Rugxulo, 01.03.2025, 08:14
    • BATCH script to save DATE to a variable - ecm, 01.03.2025, 12:15
    • BATCH script to save DATE to a variable - marcov, 01.03.2025, 12:45
    • BATCH script to save DATE to a variable - tauro, 02.03.2025, 02:16
      • BATCH script to save DATE to a variable - Rugxulo, 02.03.2025, 03:26
      • BATCH script to save DATE to a variable - RayeR, 25.03.2025, 05:44
      • BATCH script to save DATE to a variable - rr, 25.03.2025, 18:41
  • BATCH script to save DATE to a variable - Rugxulo, 01.03.2025, 18:43
  • BATCH script to save DATE to a variable - rosegondon, 02.03.2025, 17:10