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Fri Jul 20 12:49:26 CDT 2007
uhm... text file? he wants to NAME a folder after the date.
use the FSO and the MoveFolder method... then use Date() to name the folder.
"mr_unreliable" <kindlyReplyToNewsgroup@notmail.com> wrote in message
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> hi JustSomeGuy,
>
> Piece of cake.
>
> To run the script that creates your special file, you
> can use the "task scheduler". Search this ng for examples.
>
> To create the file with any name of your choosing, read
> the scripting documentation for "fso" (file scripting object),
> more specifically: the fso "CreateTextFile" method.
>
> Also, you don't need the task scheduler, if your client
> systems logon every morning, i.e., your users keep regular
> hours. In that case just put your script in the
> startup folder.
>
> cheers, jw
> ____________________________________________________________
>
> You got questions? WE GOT ANSWERS!!! ..(but,
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>
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> For examples showing how to use the Task Scheduler,
> use the google groups advanced group search:
>
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>
> JustSomeGuy wrote:
>> JustSomeGuy <JustSomeGuy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>> Looking for a way to have a folder whose name goes like this:
>>
>> "Today is July 19, 2007"
>>
>> and the date dynamically updates daily so it's always the correct day.
>>
>> could this be simply done in a script that runs daily at some given time
>> and renames the folder?
>>
>>> Is there a way to embed today's date in a folder name so that every
>>> day, the folder name always shows the correct date for that day?
>>
>>>> I imagine you could write a script to regularly rename that folder, but
>>>> that isn't my area of expertise. Try posting in
>>>> microsoft.public.windows.scripting for more expert help.
>>
>>
>>