[TC 11 B5] New pseudo environment variable "%$DATE%" doesn't work in button

[PiotrMPPL]

New pseudo environment variable "%$DATE%" doesn't work in button

ex
param1=?%$DATE%

Result: DATE

[Stefan2]

I hope this is still true:

The parameters field does not support environment %variables% normally because it supports paramters like %P%N.
This would collide with a variable name %P%.
Therefore the syntax is different there:
%|Variable name|
%|$DATE|
%|$DATE:Y-M-D h.m.s|

%$DATE% can be used in the command field /command line

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TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA
cmd /k  echo %$DATE:Y-M-D% - - - - 
%|$DATE:Y-M-D h.m.s|
wcmicons.dll,1
TEST $DATE


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Results in
2023-06-05 - - - - 2023-06-05 09.39.27




Another usage:

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TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA
cmd /c
COPY "%N" "%O_Backup_%|$DATE:Y-M-D h.m.s|.%E"
wcmicons.dll,1
TEST $DATE - Backup selected file to oldname_timestamp.ext


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or

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TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA
cmd /c
copy nul "%|$DATE:Y-M-D h.m.s|.%.txt"
wcmicons.dll,1
TEST $DATE - create new text file with current timestamp in name


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create new text file with current timestamp "2023-06-05 09.48.14.txt" in name


With an leading ? in the parameter box:
cmd /c
?copy nul "%|$DATE:Y-M-D h.m.s|.%.txt"

you will be prompted so you can inspect the command line to execute and /or add something:
copy nul "2023-06-05 09.50.32.txt" 
copy nul "2023-06-05 09.50.32---done.txt" 


 

[PiotrMPPL]

How to make a button that creates 7z archives with timestamp yyyymmddhhmmss ?

[Stefan2]

How to make a button that creates 7z archives with timestamp yyyymmddhhmmss ?

Ask Horst >> https://ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?p=431816#p431816





 

[PiotrMPPL]

Why %|$DATE| not %$DATE% ?

[Stefan2]

Why %|$DATE| not %$DATE% ?

read my first answer




 

[PiotrMPPL]

Why did you use the "-stl" switch?

[Stefan2]

Why did you use the "-stl" switch?

You have understood that I am NOT the author of that button script linked above?

Ask Horst in that other thread linked above (or yet better read the 7z command line syntax to get the answer).





 

[Horst.Epp]

Why did you use the "-stl" switch?

-stl : set archive timestamp from the most recently modified file