I am trying to create a .bat that will move, rename (filename - date) and zip a number of files.

i have got so far and the files move successfully but the rename doesnt seem to work - i dont get any error messages back though.

also i cannot find a command which will create a zipped folder with the new files in it. i have tried wzzip, pkzip and zip but none are recognised commands.

does anyone have any suggestions?

MOVE /-y c:\Responsebackup\* c:\responsearchive\

set mm= %Date:~3,2%
set dd = %Date:~0,2%
set yy = %Date:~8,2%
for %%i in (c:\Responsearchive.*) do ren %%i %%dd-%mm-%yy.TXT


Many thanks
There are different types of variables. There are FOR LOOP variables that look like %%a or %%b , and there are also regular variables that are %variablename%. When you define dd, mm and yy, you have to wrap them in % because they are regular variables. C:\batch>type kizzie.bat

Code: [Select]@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion

copy c:\batch\backup\* c:\batch\archive\

echo Date = %date%

set mm=%Date:~4,2%
echo mm =%mm%

set dd=%Date:~0,2%
echo dd =%dd%

set yy=%date:~10,4%

echo yy =%yy%

dir c:\batch\archive\


dir /b c:\batch\archive\* > arc.txt


for /F "delims=" %%a in (arc.txt)do (ren "c:\batch\archive\%%a" "%dd%%mm%%yy%.txt" )

dir c:\batch\archive\
OUTPUT:
C:\batch>
C:\batch> kizzie.bat
c:\batch\backup\liz1212.txt
c:\batch\backup\liz1213.txt
2 file(s) copied.
Date = Sun 12/13/2009
mm =12
dd =Su
yy =2009
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is F4A3-D6B3

Directory of c:\batch\archive

12/13/2009 06:01 PM .
12/13/2009 06:01 PM ..
12/13/2009 12:25 PM 13 liz1212.txt
12/13/2009 12:25 PM 13 liz1213.txt
12/13/2009 12:25 PM 13 Su12 2009.txt
3 File(s) 39 bytes
2 Dir(s) 305,513,332,736 bytes free

Directory of c:\batch\archive

12/13/2009 06:01 PM .
12/13/2009 06:01 PM ..
12/13/2009 12:25 PM 13 liz1212.txt
12/13/2009 12:25 PM 13 liz1213.txt
12/13/2009 12:25 PM 13 Su12 2009.txt
3 File(s) 39 bytes
2 Dir(s) 305,513,332,736 bytes free
C:\batch>

P.s. ren has duplicate problemsQuote from: Kizzie on December 13, 2009, 07:05:09 AM

I am trying to create a .bat that will move,copy, rename (filename - date)
I have got so far and the files move successfully but the rename doesnt seem to work - i dont get any error messages back though.