I'm attempting to execute a bat file which SETS a variable and then have that
variable available to a second bat file. So I set up a test..
TEST0-BAT.BAT RUNS  TEST1-BAT.BAT WHICH IN TURN RUNS TEST2-BAT.BAT

My issue is I'm not getting anything in TEST1-BAT for the variable - Timestamp3
which is set in TEST2-BAT.BAT. The echo stmts. in TEST2-BAT appear to show all
variables are set correctly,

I'm running WIN. 10 XP.

Anyone have any ideas / advice ?

thanks


TEST0-BAT CONTAINS:
   TEST1-BAT.BAT > TEST1-BAT.OUT 2> TEST1-BAT.ERR

TEST1-BAT.BAT CONTAINS:
   TEST2-BAT    > TEST2-BAT.OUT 2> TEST2-BAT.ERR
   FOR /F "tokens=*" %%i IN ('TEST2-BAT.bat') DO set Timestamp3=%%i
   echo %Timestamp3%
   ren testX.txt "TESTX-%Timestamp3%.txt"

   
TEST2-BAT CONTAINS:
   echo off
   cls
   echo Date format = %date%
   set "dd=%date:~7,2%"
   set "mm=%date:~4,2%"
   set "yyyy=%date:~10,4%"
   echo.
   echo Time format = %time%
   set "hh=%time:~0,2%"
   set "min=%time:~3,2%"
   set "ss=%time:~6,2%"
   echo.
   echo Timestamp1 = %date:~7,2%_%date:~4,2%_%date:~10,4%-%time:~0,2%_%time:~3,2%_%time:~6,2%

   echo Timestamp2 = %date:~7,2%-%date:~4,2%-%date:~10,4%-%time:~0,2%_%time:~3,2%_%time:~6,2%

   set Timestamp3=%dd%-%mm%-%yyyy%_%hh%-%min%-%ss%

   echo Timestamp3 = %Timestamp3%
Fix your capslock 1st...How about using the BB code tags.I'm fairly new to DOS..... so I have no idea what your reference to 'fix your capslock 1st'  MEANS...

Be that as it may... I've done more testing and have solved my issue... thanks Quote from: BRIANH on January 05, 2017, 03:38:04 PM

I have no idea what your reference to 'fix your capslock 1st'  means...