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Source code for setdate.vbs

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  1. Option Explicit
  2.  
  3. Dim dtmNow
  4. Dim strDay, strDoW, strDoY, strMonth, strQuarter, strWeek, strYear
  5. Dim wshShell, wshSystemEnv
  6.  
  7. Set wshShell = CreateObject( "WScript.Shell" )
  8.  
  9. If WScript.Arguments.Count > 0 Then Syntax
  10.  
  11. Set wshSystemEnv = wshShell.Environment( "SYSTEM" )
  12.  
  13. ' Take a "snapshot" of the current date and time,
  14. ' because setting the variables may take quite a while
  15. dtmNow = Now
  16.  
  17. ' Set the "components" in environment variables
  18. strDay     = Right( "0" & DatePart( "d", dtmNow ), 2 )
  19. strDoW     = DatePart( "w", dtmNow )
  20. strDoY     = Right( "00" & DatePart( "y", dtmNow ), 3 )
  21. strMonth   = Right( "0" & DatePart( "m", dtmNow ), 2 )
  22. strQuarter = DatePart( "q", dtmNow )
  23. strWeek    = Right( "0" & DatePart( "ww", dtmNow ), 2 )
  24. strYear    = DatePart( "yyyy", dtmNow )
  25.  
  26. wshSystemEnv( "Date.Day"     ) = strDay
  27. wshSystemEnv( "Date.DoW"     ) = strDoW
  28. wshSystemEnv( "Date.DoY"     ) = strDoY
  29. wshSystemEnv( "Date.Month"   ) = strMonth
  30. wshSystemEnv( "Date.Quarter" ) = strQuarter
  31. wshSystemEnv( "Date.Week"    ) = strWeek
  32. wshSystemEnv( "Date.Year"    ) = strYear
  33.  
  34. Set wshSystemEnv = Nothing
  35. Set wshShell     = Nothing
  36.  
  37.  
  38. Sub Syntax
  39. 	WScript.Echo vbCrLf _
  40. 	           & "SetDate.vbs,  Version 1.10" _
  41. 	           & vbCrLf _
  42. 	           & "Set the current date in a set of environment variables" _
  43. 	           & vbCrLf & vbCrLf _
  44. 	           & "Usage:  CSCRIPT  SETDATE.VBS" _
  45. 	           & vbCrLf & vbCrLf _
  46. 	           & "Notes:  Schedule this command every day at midnight AND at system startup." _
  47. 	           & vbCrLf _
  48. 	           & "        From then on, all batch files and programs will have a set of" _
  49. 	           & vbCrLf _
  50. 	           & "        environment variables available that can be used in log files names" _
  51. 	           & vbCrLf _
  52. 	           & "        etcetera." _
  53. 	           & vbCrLf _
  54. 	           & "        The following variables will be available (with the number of digits" _
  55. 	           & vbCrLf _
  56. 	           & "        between parentheses):" _
  57. 	           & vbCrLf _
  58. 	           & "        Date.Day     (2)    Date.DoW  (1)    Date.DoY  (3)    Date.Month (2)" _
  59. 	           & vbCrLf _
  60. 	           & "        Date.Quarter (1)    Date.Week (2)    Date.Year (4)" _
  61. 	           & vbCrLf & vbCrLf _
  62. 	           & "Written by Rob van der Woude" _
  63. 	           & vbCrLf _
  64. 	           & "http://www.robvanderwoude.com"
  65. 	WScript.Quit 1
  66. End Sub
  67.  

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