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lectricpharaoh · Apr 18th, 2008, 11:57 PM

What exactly is it you need this for? It sounds to me like you will need to use an actual programming language; using (for example) C# makes it pretty easy:

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DateTime yesterday = DateTime.Today.AddDays(-1.0);
DateTime yesterday = DateTime.Today.AddDays(-1.0);

You can then use the Day, Month, etc properties to get the actual information you need. It's extremely simple. In fact, I think the hardest part will be getting the information to your batch file, though piping or using the errorlevel may serve the purpose.

Apr 18th, 2008, 11:57 PM	#2
lectricpharaoh Caffeinated Neural Net Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Dry west coast of Canada Posts: 1,031 Rep Power: 5	Re: Command line date math What exactly is it you need this for? It sounds to me like you will need to use an actual programming language; using (for example) C# makes it pretty easy: C# Syntax (Toggle Plain Text) DateTime yesterday = DateTime.Today.AddDays(-1.0); DateTime yesterday = DateTime.Today.AddDays(-1.0); You can then use the Day, Month, etc properties to get the actual information you need. It's extremely simple. In fact, I think the hardest part will be getting the information to your batch file, though piping or using the errorlevel may serve the purpose. __________________ And once again, Probability proves itself willing to sneak into a back alley and service Drama as would a copper-piece harlot. - Vaarsuvius, Order of the Stick