ö in path in batch file

[PeterD]

I need to make a batch command which enters the date and time in a file. The actual batch file contains:

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date/t >"E:\Maraddata\Tingö\puc.txt"
time/t >>"E:\Maraddata\Tingö\puc.txt"
But using the ö, MS-Dos don't recognize it. Anybody who can help me o create this text file with date and time in this "Tingö" folder??? 


Note that the command is running at a server with Win2003 installed.

[diablo416]

cmd.exe recognizes the ö charachter
the problem is your using quotations

This works..
date/t >E:\Maraddata\Tingö\puc.txt
time/t >>E:\Maraddata\Tingö\puc.txt



This Doesnt..
date/t >"E:\Maraddata\Tingö\puc.txt"
time/t >>"E:\Maraddata\Tingö\puc.txt

[PeterD]

I expect you didn't try it in a batch file. Because it doesn't work...

Executing the batch file, the results:

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E:\Maraddata\Tingö>date/t >E:\Maraddata\Ting÷\puc.txt
The system cannot find the path specified.

E:\Maraddata\Tingö>time/t >>E:\Maraddata\Ting÷\puc.txt
The system cannot find the path specified.
Please note the ÷ instead of the ö

[diablo416]

I see what you mean, ok .. i played around with it for a while and this is what i came up with

@echo off
cd\
if not exist %systemdrive%\maraddata mkdir %systemdrive%\maraddata
cd %systemdrive%\maraddata
for /f "tokens=1*" %%a in ('dir /a:d ting* /b') do cd %%a
date/t >.\puc.txt
time/t >>.\puc.txt

[diablo416]

if the tingö folder exists it will work, otherwise create it manually first from the line

[PeterD]

Thank you!

But...

When I execute the batch file from the command line, no problem.
But if the batch-file is executed by another process (a mail-client software program), i get the following: (I removed the @echo off)

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C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>cd\

C:\>cd E:\Maraddata

C:\>for /f "tokens=1*" %%a in ('dir /a:d ting* /b') do cd %%a
File not found

C:\>date/t 1>.\toc.txt

C:\>time/t 1>>.\toc.txt
?

[PeterD]

and Tingö folder exists

[diablo416]

the folder wasnt found because the folder didnt change,  try this instead



cd\maraddata
for /f "tokens=1*" %%a in ('dir /a:d ting* /b') do cd %%a
date/t >.\puc.txt
time/t >>.\puc.txt

[PeterD]

  Still not succeeded.

I can change the folder within the C-drive. But I failed to switch over to my E-drive

[diablo416]

oh, sorry i didnt realize E: wasnt your systemdrive,

HEres another way

E:
cd\maraddata\ting?
date/t>.\puc.txt
time/t>>.\puc.txt

[PeterD]

Right! Thanks, it works!

[diablo416]

no problem and welcome to the forums