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Hello, 

I have the following bat file: 
FOR %%V IN (%1) DO FOR /F "tokens=1-5 delims=/: " %%J IN ("%%~tV")  DO ECHO Rename "%%V" %%L%%J%%K_%%M%%N%%~xV 

This will rename the files to the datetime stamp.  However I want to append the datetime to the filename. 
Example: 
filename:  betty.rpt  rename to betty0924081530.rpt 

Can you help me with the correct syntax?   

Thanks, BettyConfiguration: Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0

QSquared · Accepted Answer

Set TDate=%date:~10,4%%date:~4,2%%date:~7,2%
FOR %%V IN (%1) DO Rename %%V %%V%TDate%

gav · Answer

Hi betty
i have a bat that can help u try this
set mm= %Date:~3,2%
set dd = %Date:~0,2%
set yy = %Date:~8,2%
pkzip -a AL%mm%dd%yy% *.doc

this zips all files in a folder and names it AL101008

Sen · Answer

I have been using biterscripting a lot to do stuff like this from command mode.

Some sample code:

# Get the time stamp.
var str timestamp
set $timestamp=gettime()

# Get the file extension - after the last dot (assuming file name is in $file)
var str extension
stex "[^.^l"$ $file >$extn    # ^.^ means find a dot, l means the last instance, [ means strip
                                        # off everything beginning with the last dot.

# Add timestamp to the file name
set $file = $file + $timestamp

# Add back the extension
set $file = $file + $extension

# $timestamp has the format yyyymmddhhmmss . You can format it further. For example, if you just want the
# date (and no time), use the following
chex "8[" $timestamp > null        # 8 means 8th character, [ means extract everything after the 8th char,
                                               # >null means don't show the extracted content on screen.

etc.

Sen Hu

QSquared (Ben Personick) · Answer

Sorry first time I didn't fix the File extention, here I split everythgin out into simple steps, obviously you can combine several of these into one if you like.  I hope you like it =)  -Ben




:: Set the date to the format you desire once and store it as a variable
Set TDate=%date:~10,4%%date:~4,2%%date:~7,2% 

::Start a Loop which goes to a subroutine through a 'call' function (This allow you to assign variables..
FOR %%V IN (%1) DO Call :DoLoop


::Start your complex processing inside this lable so that you can do as many lines as you line inside your loop
:DoLoop

:: Set Single-sided variable to double-sided variable
set OFullFileName=%%V

::Double-sided variable manipulation to get the original file's extention and name separated
Set OFileExt=%FileName:~-4%
Set OFileName=%OFullFileName:~0,-4% 

::Build the completed new file Name from the variables already assigned
Set NFullFileName=%OFileName%%TDate%%OFileExt%

::Run your rename command
Rename %OFullFileName% %NFullFileName%

::Exit the sub routine, allowing you to continue your loop.
Goto :EOF

sunwukong · Answer

ren fud fud_%date:~4,2%-%date:~7,2%-%date:~10,4%_%time:~0,2%%time:~3,2%_%time:~6,5%.jpg

This will rename   fud   to    fud_04-27-2010_2125_09.67.jpg

sunwukong · Answer

note above answer by sunwukong won't work if date or time has leading zero / blank space.  This modification will work

ren fud "fud_%date:~10,4%-%date:~4,2%-%date:~7,2%_%time:~0,2%_%time:~3,2%_%time:~6,5%.jpg"

budiya · Answer

This Might help you

SET date="%date:~6,6%%date:~3,2%%date:~0,2%"
SET time="%time:~0,2%%time:~3,2%%time:~6,2%"

ren D:	est.txt %date%%time%.txt

LAS · Answer

Hi Betty,
You only need to replace the IN section ("%%~tV") with ("%date%%time%")
Found it does not resolve the %%~tV propperly

PS: If you add - and . to your delims it will work regardless the regional settings.

Nice day

Harish · Answer

I have a list of files in my directory

"01 a B-c d.txt"
"02 a B-c d.txt"
"03 a B-c d.txt"

I want to rename them as:

"01 c d-a B.txt"
"02 c d-a B.txt"
"03 c d-a B.txt"

where c,d,a & B are strings.

How can it be done using DOS batch files? I am using Windows XP

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