%time:~0,5% That's an interesting way to parse the date but I guess it works.
If you have any interest in undestanding what all that means, open a cmd prompt and type set /? Carl -----Original Message----- From: Windows Home/SOHO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of K. F. Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 8:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: batch file A to C Carl, Yes, windowsXP home. I dont know about the rest, but I do know that date works for me in this format: %Date:~-10,2%-%Date:~-7,2%-%Date:~-2,4%\ Can you tell me exact format for time hh:mm? Thanks, Karen -----Original Message----- From: Carl Houseman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 5:02 PM To: 'Windows Home/SOHO' Subject: RE: batch file A to C Assumption: Windows 2000 or later. <snip> To include the date and time in the folder name, change two lines to these instead: md "AtoC%1 %date% %time%" xcopy /s a:*.* "AtoC%1 %date% %time%" -- ---------------------------------------- To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required. -- ---------------------------------------- To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required.
