Rename Command

[volleyman]

I am attempting to use the rename command with a variable and I'm having no success.

Here is the scenario: I am moving a file named file1.txt into a directory. I then want to rename it using something unique like date and time so that I can later move a different file into the directory that also is named file1.txt

any ideas?

thanks in advance!




Zane D.
Systems Admin

 

[LWComputingMVP]

ren "file1.txt" "file1.%date:~-4%%date:~4,2%%date:~7,2%%time::=%.txt

 

[GrimR]

vbscript

Set objFSO = Wscript.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

FileName = Inputbox ("file Name")
	
strFileName = FileName
sfol = "c:\backup\" & strFileName
dfol = "C:\backup\"

strDate = "-" & Year(Now) & "-" & Right("0" & Month(Now),2) & "-" & Right("0" & Day(Now),2) 

objFSO.MoveFile sFol & ".txt" , dFol & "\" & strfileName  & strDate & ".txt"