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BATCH script to save DATE to a variable (Users)

posted by ecm  , Düsseldorf, Germany, 01.03.2025, 12:15

> > 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?

There's a problem with translating this to assembly language: Finding and writing to the correct parent process's environment block is a hurdle.

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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