YYYYMMDD1.6

YYYYMMDD, YYMMDD and HHMM command line utilities to let you display the current date with 4 or 2-digit years and the 24-hour local time without AM/PM. These command embedded in a BAT file.

Often the date and time are piped to a log file.

The program run in BAT files or the DOS compatibility command.

YYYYMMDD -
gives 2000-12-31

YYYYMMDD none
gives 20001231

YYYYMMDD space
gives 2000 12 31

YYYYMMDD .
gives 2000.12.31

YYYYMMDD
gives 2000/12/31

You can pipe the result into files:

YYYYMMDD.com >> MyFile.Txt

For actual DOS, use the *.COM versions. For windows use the *.exe versions.

If you wanted a 2-digit year: yy-mm-dd format, on the
command line, or in a bat file type:

YYMMDD -
gives 00-12-31

YYMMDD none
gives 001231

YYMMDD space
gives 00 12 31

YYMMDD .
gives 00.12.31

YYMMDD /
gives 00/12/31

YYMMDD
gives 00-12-31

You can pipe the result into files:

YYMMDD.com >> MyFile.Txt

If you wanted 24-hour time: hh:mm format, on the command
line, or in a bat file type:

HHMM :
gives 23:59

HHMM -
gives 23-59

HHMM none
gives 2359

HHMM space
gives 23 59

HHMM .
gives 23.59

HHMM
gives 23:59