Re: [Mingw-users] W9x stupid command.com

[<ef...@gm...>]

Hi,
>> > getdate %Y%m%d
>> > this works fine on NT/2K, but with W9x it doesnt work;
>> > seems that command.com breaks the argument when the second % appears.
>> >
>> > any ideas?
>> >
>>
>> Yes.  %Y% get's translated to mean the value of environment variable Y
>> leaving m%d (or perhaps just m) passed to getdate.  I don't know why it
>> would work on NT/2K, IMO, it should fail there also but I haven't tried
>> it.
>>
>> Earnie.
>>

> It does work on NT, using either cmd.exe or NT version of command.com.
> Have
> you tried enclosing string in quotes?

> getdate "%Y%d%m"

yes, all; with one, two, three and four quotes...

have also just tested this:
SET TFORM=3D%Y%m%d
with W98 the environment var has as value only 'm%d'; but with NT this wor=
ks also...

seems that the only workaround for W9x is using another character instead =
of % and then substitute in the program...
or hardcoding some format strings and then select with a switch; grrrr....

Thanks, Guenter.