batch file to rename directory

[hobey19]

i have a directory that occasionally gets corrupted, and the software manufacturer does not have a fix yet aside from deleting the directory and starting fresh (its a LOG directory for a proprietary software for the state of IN).

what i would like to know is if i can have a batch file to rename LOGS to OLD_LOGS_(date) in a subdirectory called OLD LOGS. i have figured out how to do it with files (using REN) but i can't find a way to do it with a directory or put the date on the end. thanks a bunch for any help, and if oyu need any more info, let me know

craig

[DynamicTech]

What OS are you using? If you are running 98/ME, you could install windows Scripting Host and write a WMI script to perform this function. If you are running DOS, you're out of luck, unless you want to jump through some major hoops.

[faulkner132]

I've done similar stuff in DOS/XP command line using dates to rename files, so it can easily be done. You just have to spend a few minutes learning the syntax. Basically, you parse a date by the "/" char and then run a copy to a directory you create, (i.e. mkdir "c:\mydirectory_%DYN_DATE%") where DYN_DATE is the variable you parse.

This site has many examples which can show you how to do what you want:
http://www.robvanderwoude.com/index.html

[DynamicTech]

You just have to spend a few minutes learning the syntax.

This rob vanderwoude guy is a DOS god. I particularly enjoyed his example of working with files via dynamically created .bat files. When it comes to DOS, if I can't do it by calling simple commands, I turn to WMI, VB, or even JAVA. I toyed around with trying to rename a file with time (hahaha, laugh it up). I gave up and decided it would be easier in WMI.

[hobey19]

thanks for the link/info, guys. i will be back at work on monday, so i will just start playing around with this. i haven't done a whole lot of batch scripting, but it doesn't look too hard.

thanks again
craig

[faulkner132]

Originally Posted by DynamicTech This rob vanderwoude guy is a DOS god.

Yes indeed. I learned a lot from his site.

Here is my formula for getting the date and assigning it to a variable. This is slightly different from the way it is done on the site, but it works much better for me.

for /F "tokens=2,3,4 delims=/ " %%a in ('date /t') do set filedate=%%a-%%b-%%c

Use it to name a file:

echo this is a test > %filedate%_test.text