Generating files MSDOS Batch
 

I would like to create a batch script that I will put on a scheduled task "XP" (Mon-Fri) to create a simple text file:

the text file's name is today's date
the content of the File is a dynamic url derived from the today's date


example

the filname is mmddyy.strm
the content is mms://hostname/mmddyy/

thanks for the help

Well.. look into the %date% variable. This doesn't give a mmddyy format, but you might be able to modify it. You could use the echo command and output operators (> for truncating or >> for appending) for the file. Example:

Of course, this would pose the problem of illegal characters in a filename ('/'), so you'd have to find a way to modify the data given from the %date% variable.

Good luck.

Oh, I've just noticed the DATE command will give you the DD/MM/YYYY (maybe MM/DD/YYYY on machines in the US; this one's set up for the UK) format date. It prompts for a new date, but you can do:


to avoid that.