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BATCH script to save DATE to a variable (Users)

posted by rr  , Berlin, Germany, 25.03.2025, 18:41

> There's a freeware diagnostics program, NSSI, that I run on different
> computers while testing them, that is hard coded to print an error message
> if the current date is past 2008.

What NSSI version are you using? Latest 0.60.45 is from 2010 and has no problems with that year.

> So with my script I save the current date, set the date as 12-31-2008, run
> the program, and then set the correct date again.

A quick hack:
1) Grab the FAKEDATE TSR program from https://soulsphere.org/mirrors/www.rome.ro/lee_killough/versions/prnotes.shtml
2) Unpack fakedate.zip
3) Use your favorite binary/hex editor and load FAKEDATE.COM
4) At offset 0Bh turn C9 into DA. This will give you 10-OCT-2010.
5) Save the file and quit the editor
6) Run FAKEDATE.COM to load the TSR
7) Run NSSI.EXE
8) Run FAKEDATE.COM /U to unload

Source code is at: https://github.com/fragglet/mbf/blob/master/fakedate.asm

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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