Rename file to append date (1 day earlier)

[thecentz303]

Good Day everyone,

I am trying to create a batch file that will take a .txt document and rename it, appending the yesterdays date to it. I found after much searching I could use the batch file below to append the current date buy I have not found a way to increment down 1 day.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.


echo on

if not exist E:\accounting\Checks Issued\Checks_Issued_Daily.txt goto END

copy "E:\accounting\Checks Issued\Checks_Issued_Daily.txt" "E:\accounting\Checks Issued\Archive\Checks_Issued_Daily-%date:~4,2%-%date:~7,2%-%date:~12,2%.txt"

:END

 

[kmcferrin]

Rather than using .BAT files look into PowerShell. It can do this pretty easily.

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