[AccessD] OT: Batch File variable

Take a look at WinBatch to do this kind of stuff.
I believe you can pass the year and month into
the batch file created with it.

Robert

At 12:00 PM 2/20/2007, you wrote:
>Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:26:42 +1100
>From: "Darren DICK" <darrend at nimble.com.au>
>Subject: [AccessD] OT: Batch File variable
>To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'"
>         <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
>Message-ID: <200702200126.l1K1Qki13686 at databaseadvisors.com>
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>Hi All
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>I realise this is OT so please respond off list to darrend at nimble.com.au
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>I have many lines in a batch file - just moves downloaded local files to a
>network drive - simple
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>The folders on the network drives are divided in to Current Year and Current
>Month
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>EG \\SomeServer\SomeCoolFolder\SomeCoolFileFolder\200702
><file:///\\SomeServer\SomeCoolFolder\SomeCoolFileFolder\200702>  - 
>For Feb this
>year - Rocket Science 'eh?
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>On my local machine the files are stored in the second lowest level
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>EG \\SomeServer\SomeCoolFolder\SomeCoolFileFilder
><file:///\\SomeServer\SomeCoolFolder\SomeCoolFileFilder>  - IE = without the
>Year Month
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>At the beginning of each month I edit the Month (in this case 200702) in the
>batch file - many lines and is a real PITA if I stuff it up
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>Is there a way to declare a variable in a batch file?
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>EG varMonthYear = 200702 and then just 'tack' that to the end
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>EG \\SomeServer\SomeCoolFolder\SomeCoolFileFilder\
><file:///\\SomeServer\SomeCoolFolder\SomeCoolFileFilder\>  & varmonthYear
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>That way I only have to edit the variable
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>I realise this is OT so feel free to respond off list please to
>darrend at nimble.com.au
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>Many thanks
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>See ya
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>Darren