My final result is to change a file name to includes TODAY's date. Fro one batch file I call another batch to set the date as follows: (dbname is database name)
SET dbname=%1
cd X:\PUBLIC\SAP_AIX\performance_scripts\output
date /T > todaysdate
for /F "tokens=1-4 delims=/ " %a in (todaysdate) do set todaysdate=_%d%b%c
rename %dbname%_current_SAP_DB_status.lst %dbname%_current_SAP_DB_status%todaysdate%.lst

The variable todaysdate should look like this:
_20041213

When I type these commands from a command prompt, it works correctly. When I actually execute the batch file, I get the following ERROR when the date is sent to a file called todaysdate:
X:>date /T 1>todaysdate
dc was unexpected at this time.
So now the for loop doesn't WORK??!!:
X:>for /F "tokens=1-4 delims=/ " dc

Hi Jim,
I found your post and wonder if you found the solution.
I want to do something similar and it does not work.

Can you maybe help?
Thanks
Gabigabig, PLEASE don't bring back posts from 2004

if it wasn't answered 5 years ago. just leave itQuote from: Jim Crowley on December 14, 2004, 06:46:43 AM

SET dbname=%1
cd X:\PUBLIC\SAP_AIX\performance_scripts\output
date /T > todaysdate
for /F "tokens=1-4 delims=/ " %a in (todaysdate) do set todaysdate=_%d%b%c
rename %dbname%_current_SAP_DB_status.lst %dbname%_current_SAP_DB_status%todaysdate%.lst