print start time of a batch file (at it's completion)?

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Hi :

I have a batch file doing many tasks. I'd like to show how long it has taken
for the batch file to complete all the tasks. I'd like to print out the
start time and end time at the END OF the batch file.

I know "time /t" will print out the current time, but do not know how to
make a variable to store the start time (at the start of the batch file) and
then print it out at the end of the batch file.

Thanks In Advance !
Polaris

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win95.general.discussion,microsoft.public.basic.dos (More info?)

On Fri, 3 Jun 2005 11:49:28 -0700, "Polaris" <etpolaris@hotmail.com>
wrote in microsoft.public.basic.dos:

>I have a batch file doing many tasks. I'd like to show how long it has taken
>for the batch file to complete all the tasks. I'd like to print out the
>start time and end time at the END OF the batch file.
>
>I know "time /t" will print out the current time, but do not know how to
>make a variable to store the start time (at the start of the batch file) and
>then print it out at the end of the batch file.

This might work:
FOR /F "tokens=*" %%i IN ('TIME /T') DO SET starttime=%%i

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