batch file help

[cuti7399]

Hello all,
I wrote this litte batch file to copy the backup file and rename it to the date which works on xp pcs (date format mon 07/05/2009) but does not work on win98 pcs (date format mon 07-05-2009). Please help, thanks

@echo off

cd\backup

copy backup.tdf temp.tdf

for /f "tokens=1-5 delims=/ " %%d in ("%date%") do rename "temp.tdf" sa24-%%e-%%f-%%g.tdf


:end

exit

 

[cuti7399]

anyone?

 

[Ken g6]

I'll venture a guess that Win98 doesn't do that kind of for loop. Batch files were a lot less capable back then.

But you could try replacing delims=/ with delims=- and see what happens. Otherwise, VBScript (or maybe even a full-blown C program) would probably work better for your needs.

 

[cuti7399]

replacing delims=/ with delims=-
did that already and it gave me a syntax error. the way this system is setup, I can't use other option. I just don't know where the syntax error is. the "for loop"???

 

[Ken g6]

I checked, and I'm afraid the for command doesn't do that ("delims") in Windows 98. You need another programming language, or an auxiliary command or two, to do that.

 

[cuti7399]

thanks Ken, what auxiliary command can I/ should I use?

 

[Engineer]

Maybe this thread will help.


@echo off

cd\backup

copy backup.tdf sa24-%date:~4,2%-%date:~7,2%-%date:~10%.tdf

:end

exit


Sorry, don't have a Windows 98 PC to check it on though, but it does work on XP.