Adding date to the output file's name

Hi Andrew,

Small question
I created a batch file to automate the netscanner by using windows schedule task. Now the problem is that i would like to have the date in the output file. I found the command and if i type it manually in the command file it works great:
start /wait netscan.exe /config:D:\Tools\Netscan\test.xml /auto:D:\Logs\Netscan\date_%yyyy%%mm%%dd%.xml
Output file:
date_20140212

If i start the command by using batch i get on the output file without the date:
date_

did i miss something?

Thanks for help.

Regards
Ari

Hi Ari,

This is because the percent signs are stripped from a batch file text and are treated as environment variables.

In a batch file, you need to double the percent signs

/auto:D:\Logs\Netscan\date_%%yyyy%%%%mm%%%%dd%%.xml

Hi Andrew,

thanks a lot that works perfect!

regards,

Ari