@echo off SETLOCAL :: This will return time into environment vars :: Works on any NT/2K/XP machine independent of time format :: 10 Nov 2002 FOR /f "tokens=*" %%G IN ('time/t') DO set v_time=%%G SET v_time=%v_time:~0,2%-%v_time:~3,2% ENDLOCAL&SET v_time=%v_time% SET v