getting stuck with rename scripts

[Kizzie]

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

[Helpmeh]

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.

[billrich]

C:\batch>type  kizzie.bat

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@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    <DIR>          .
12/13/2009  06:01 PM    <DIR>          ..
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    <DIR>          .
12/13/2009  06:01 PM    <DIR>          ..
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 problems

[billrich]

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.

The rename above would have  produced duplicate names ( the system would not allow.)

The following uses the original name as part of the following new name.
( now the name is too long. ).  Play with it to reduce name size. Good luck. )


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

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    <DIR>          .
12/13/2009  06:01 PM    <DIR>          ..
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)  305,543,217,152 bytes free
 Volume in drive C has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is F4A3-D6B3

 Directory of c:\batch\archive

12/13/2009  09:03 PM    <DIR>          .
12/13/2009  09:03 PM    <DIR>          ..
12/13/2009  12:25 PM                13 liz1212.txt Su12 2009.txt
12/13/2009  12:25 PM                13 liz1213.txt Su12 2009.txt
12/13/2009  12:25 PM                13 Su12 2009.txt Su12 2009.txt
               3 File(s)             39 bytes
               2 Dir(s)  305,543,213,056 bytes free
C:\batch>

p.s.  A full path to the name ( for ren ) of the original file works best. The file with the new name must remain in the same folder. copy or xcopy are more versatile.

[Kizzie]

Thankyou this second one worked great