Question

I have developed a simple batch file which I want to set up as a scheduled task to move a file.

Currently, this is my code;

move /-y "C:\Folder\Folder\Folder\*File*.csv" "C:\Folder\Folder\Folder\Folder\File.csv"

pause

However, this will obviously lead to duplicates (and an overwriting conflict after the second transfer)

How do I append a date (The file will only be moved once daily) or unique identifier to solve this issue?

Thanks

Answer 1

Try

 move /-y "C:\Folder\Folder\Folder\*File*.csv" "C:\Folder\Folder\Folder\Folder\File_%date:~6,4%_%date:~3,2%_%date:~0,2%.csv" 

Note: the numbers 6,4 3,2 0,2 in above commands depend on your date formatting. Check your control panel (or use echo %date%) for your default date format. Off course, you can change the order 🙂

My default date formatting is DD/MM/YYYY & this snippet changes it to YYYY_MM_DD