Batch file command question.

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Batch commands are a bit limited to do what you want, but scripting will do it easily, if you can get past the basics of scripting,
and read a few examples of file manipulation.

Learn to Script:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/s [...] arnit.mspx

Basic Scripting:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/s [...] basic.mspx

Text Files:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/s [...] files.mspx

How Can I Read Text From a File and Then Rename the File Using the Text I Just Read?:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/s [...] y0223.mspx


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Mark L. Ferguson
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"jrozen" <jrozen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:EE80A52B-323C-4E99-89E0-FFA694606E92@microsoft.com...
> I'm trying a copy command but I want the resulting file to be named today's
> date. For example:
>
> I have 6 .txt files in a folder C:\test
>
> I want to combine all six files and rename the result with today's date in a
> different location, say C:\import
>
> My batch command would start:
>
> copy C:\test\*.* C:\import\[date].txt
>
> I need to know how to get that date to appear as the file name. I tried
> that %~t1 thing and couldn't get anywhere with it.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
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> Justin