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Batch command date and time in file name

Asked 2011-10-11T13:49:01.070
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I am compressing files using WinZip on the command line. Since we archive on a daily basis, I am trying to add date and time to these files so that a new one is auto generated every time.

I use the following to generate a file name. Copy paste it to your command line and you should see a filename with a Date and Time component.

echo Archive_%date:~-4,4%%date:~-10,2%%date:~-7,2%_%time:~0,2%%time:~3,2%%time:~6,2%.zip

Output

Archive_20111011_ 93609.zip

However, my issue is AM vs PM. The AM time stamp gives me time 9 (with a leading blank space) vs. 10 naturally taking up the two spaces.

I guess my issue will extend to the first nine days, first 9 months, etc. as well.

How do I fix this so that leading zeroes are included instead of leading blank spaces so I get Archive_20111011_093609.zip?

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@For /F "tokens=1,2,3,4 delims=/ " %%A in ('Date /t') do @(

Set DayW=%%A

Set Day=%%B

Set Month=%%C


Set Year=%%D


Set All=%%D%%B%%C
)
"C:\Windows\CWBZIP.EXE" "c:\transfer\ziptest%All%.zip" "C:\transfer\MB5L.txt"

This takes MB5L.txt and compresses it to ziptest20120204.zip if run on 4 Feb 2012

answered 2012-02-04T19:29:37.233

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