Just a quick link to throw out there www.devguru.com I find VERY usful when learning
VBS and WSH.
Regards
Shaun Gillissen
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REM Batch file to put month and day into environment variables
REM
FOR /f "tokens=1,2" %%X in ('date /t') DO SET TheDate=%%Y
FOR /f "delims=/ tokens=1,2,3" %%A in ("%TheDate%") DO SET Month=%%A
FOR /f "delims=/ tokens=1,2,3" %%A in ("%TheDate%") DO SET Day=%%B
ECHO Month=%Month% Day=%Day%
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Learning VBScript to run WSH is a good investment of your time.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting/ is a good place to start.
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Todd Pukanecz, MCSE, GCWN
Virginia Tech, Ag Human and Natural Resources IT
Blacksburg, Virginia
"The more complex the law, the greater the opportunity for scoundrels."
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Duane Boudreau [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 10:44 AM
> To: NT 2000 Discussions
> Subject: Batch File Question
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>
> Hi All,
>
> Its a long time since I wrote a batch file so please bear with.
>
> I'm trying to set a variable within a batch file to the system date,
> actually what I really need is the month and day, but I'm not
> sure if that's
> possible.
>
> I tried (with no success):
>
> set var = date /t
> echo var
>
> I'm using this batch file to run the command line winzip
> utilities to go in
> and zip up about 2 GB of SQL Server backups.
>
> Maybe I should be using WSH but I've never used it before. If
> this isn't
> possible using a batch file can someone point me to a good
> WSH refernce
> site?
>
> Duane
>
>
>
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