Dynamic variables in a .bat file?

Hybrix · #1 06-02-2007, 05:32 AM

Dynamic variables in a .bat file?

Does anyone here know how I can create a .bat file dynamically and then run it? Is this something that I would do in ASP/

Basically I am looking to run a single line of code but one part of it will need to be different each time the file is loaded.

Any ideas?

Mr_Snipes · #2 06-02-2007, 06:47 PM

I am not sure if you can get a .bat to be created and run on the fly.

What are you trying to do?

Hybrix · #3 06-02-2007, 08:29 PM

I am trying to set something to backup every day and put the date in the name of the file that is created.

Mr_Snipes · #4 06-03-2007, 01:50 PM

Here is the code for a .bat file to create a filename using today's date

Code:

@echo off
:: set a variable for placing today's date
set getDate=none
:: get todays date and set it in the variable
for /F "tokens=2-4 delims=/ " %%a in ('date /t') do set getDate=%%a%%b%%c
:: create the new File name and place it in a variable
set newName=databasebackup%getDate%.sql
:: create the file using the variable it was placed in
type NUL>%newName%

You may need to play with it a little bit depending on what you have for a delimiter and how it echos the date

Hybrix · #5 06-03-2007, 06:34 PM

Awesome that worked.

Thanks! That will make my life a lot easier, well at least part of it.

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