Windows 10: Batch file not setting variables to DATE & TIME text valuse

Running the following batch script displays "downsecs = 1, DownStrtDate = and DownStrtTime ="


Why are the variables DownStrtDate and DownStrtTime not properly set to the current date and time

SET /A downsecs = 0

SET DownStrtDate = %DATE%
SET DownStrtTime = %TIME%
SET /A downsecs = %downsecs% + 1
ECHO downsecs = %downsecs%, DownStrtDate = %DownStrtDate% and DownStrtTime = %DownStrtTime%
PAUSE

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batch file programming-setting variables with ping replies

Code: ( set /p foo= )<icmp_ping_log.txt[/quote] puts the first line of the text file into variable foo

the set line can be repeated to read multiple lines into multiple variables

 

Batch file not working

I'm afraid your batch file suffers from numerous problems. Here is a list of them:

• I do not understand what the set YYY... is supposed to do.
• There is no need to create variables for date, time and random. You can use them directly in your code.
• In some countries, the %time% variable includes colons ). They cannot be used in file names. Same for the %date% variable if it includes forward slashes (/).
• In batch files you MUST fully qualify all file names.
• "Goto" statements should be avoided as much as possible. Use loops instead (see below).
• In your copy command you MUST put double quotes around file/folder names that have embedded spaces.

Here is a cleaned up version of your batch file:

Code:

@echo offset YYYYMMDD=%4%%DATE:~4,2%%DATE:~7,2%if exist C:\Output\output.txt (   copy /y C:\Output\output.txt "F:\Locker\SIC by Plawro\outputs\output%date%_%time%_%random%.txt" >nul   timeout 1 >nul)call C:\Tools\outputreinstall.bat

 

batch file programming-setting variables with ping replies

I think %a% would put the value in "a" variable.

Tutorial here: http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/630/using-variables-in-windows-batch-files/