backup batch file to recognize day names

[RonC]

Sorry people, I may have screwed up and my celebration was premature. I tried the coding you suggested and it didn't work. Here is the code for my bat file:
@echo off
cd\
cd\Users\RONALD\Desktop
if /i "%dayname%"=="Monday" copy current*.* f:\monday /y
if /i "%dayname%"=="Tuesday" copy current*.* f:\tuesday /y
if /i "%dayname%"=="Wednesday" copy current*.* f:\wednesday /y
if  /i"%dayname%"=="Thursday" copy current*.* f:\thursday /y
if /i "%dayname% =="Friday" copy current*.* f:\friday /y
if /i "%dayname% =="saturday" copy current.* f:\saturday /y

When I run the bat file and then open the directory f:\saturday it is empty. Am I not properly identifying a variable? I can't figure it out.

Thanks,

RonC

[patio]

Small S in Saturday ? ?

[RonC]

No, that didn't do it. The directory I'm copying too is small s (saturday) and I've also tried it with the /I but it still didn't work.  The code below works fine:
cd\
cd\Users\RONALD\Desktop
copy current*.* f:\saturday /y


Thanks for the suggestion.

RonC

[Salmon Trout]

RonC, how does the batch script know what day it is? That is, how does the variable %dayname% get a value? I see nothing in your script that does that.

[Salmon Trout]

Gone quiet...

[Salmon Trout]

If anyone is interested, this will do it...

Code: [Select]

@echo off
echo wscript.echo weekdayname(weekday(now)) > "%temp%\wdn.vbs"
for /f "delims=" %%A in ('cscript //nologo "%temp%\wdn.vbs"') do set dayname=%%A
del "%temp%\wdn.vbs"
REM this line is optional:
echo Today is %dayname%

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C:\Batch\Test>dayname.bat
Today is Saturday

[Salmon Trout]

The code below works fine:
cd\
cd\Users\RONALD\Desktop
copy current*.* f:\saturday /y

That's because it doesn't depend on the script knowing what day it is, which it will not be able to magically do.

[patio]

What day is it ? ?....

[RonC]

Thanks guys. I'll give it a go and let you know.

RonC

[Salmon Trout]

How did you think the script was going to know the day of the week? Curious to know.

[RonC]

Well guys, it worked for "Saturday". I'm going to set my alarm for 12:01am to verify that it works for "sunday".
 

Thanks,

RonC

[Salmon Trout]

How did you think the script was going to know the day of the week? Curious to know.

[RonC]

Salmon Trout; the code you provided works perfectly. Thank you so much (and a big thank you to Patio and others for their comments also). Just so you know; I do volunteer work for the International Rescue Committee , a non-profit organization founded through the work of Albert Einstein, which responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future. I'm retired and spend a lot of time writing small computer programs for them, primarily for administration support, using Microsoft Access. I use this and other forums for guidance and the availability and willingness of people like you all to provide that support has been a godsend.

Thanks again.

RonC

[patio]

Thank You for volunteering...

[Salmon Trout]

It's good to know that there are still people like that.