Re: how to generate unique file names on Windows.

for /F "tokens=2,3,4 delims=/ " %I in ('date /t') do @set today=%K-%I-%J

example:
c:\>date /t
Wed 09/24/2003

c:\>for /F "tokens=2,3,4 delims=/ " %I in ('date /t') do @set today=%K-%I-%J

c:\>echo %TODAY%
2003-09-24

c:\>

At 09:44 AM 9/24/2003 -0800, you wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I am trying to write a script on windows that would export the db every
>night. Can someone tell me how to generate unique file names on windows...
>
>What I am looking for is the windows equivalent of echo `date +%m%d%y`
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Murali.
>
>
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