adding date into a file name

[drooh]

i am wondering if it is possible to add a date or timestamp into a file name using the command line?

i am using this
REN C:\news_full_night.mp3 news_full_night_%DATE%.mp3

but its not working because obviously / are not valid characters.

any ideas?

[bill]

There are quite a few solutions to be found with a search of the keywords DOS, rename & date [google.com].

[drooh]

thank you that was exactly what I needed, if I only knew what words to search for some times...thanks again!

ren test.txt %date:~10%-%date:~4,2%-%date:~7,2%_test.txt

does this
test.txt to
2007-07-24_test.txt

[bill]

Glad that helped. You know what they say...teach a man to fish... ;)

[drooh]

ha thats so funny, i just watched a movie last night where they quoted that quote!

thanks again!