how do I change the time/date format with a batch file?

[Vampire2.0]

Hi,

 

i'm trying to change the time format from:

 

00:00:00,00 to 00-00-00-00

01/01/2001 to 01-01-2001

 

With a batch file.

 

I know the visual way but can't find a command to do it.

 

Can anyone help me?

[random314]

It's not entirely clear what you're trying to do. It looks like you are trying to edit timestamps within a file, if this is the case how about using a regular expressions to change the date and time values. You can do this using a text editor like notepad++, assuming you're on Windows.

 

Using the find and replace function in a text editor the regular expressions would look something like this:

 

For the time:

    Find: (\d\d)\d\d)\d\d),(\d\d)

    Replace with:\1-\2-\3-\4

 

For the date:

    Find: (\d\d)/(\d\d)/(\d\d\d\d)

    Replace with: \1-\2-\3

[Vampire2.0]

It's not entirely clear what you're trying to do. It looks like you are trying to edit timestamps within a file, if this is the case how about using a regular expressions to change the date and time values. You can do this using a text editor like notepad++, assuming you're on Windows.

 

Using the find and replace function in a text editor the regular expressions would look something like this:

 

For the time:

    Find: (\d\d) \d\d) \d\d),(\d\d)

    Replace with:\1-\2-\3-\4

 

For the date:

    Find: (\d\d)/(\d\d)/(\d\d\d\d)

    Replace with: \1-\2-\3

 

it doesn't seems to work:

 

 

 

the thing i would like to change with a Batch:

 

1. Control Panel\Clock, Language, and Region

2. Region and Language

3. Formats

4. additional settings...

 

i would like to change those symbols with a batch file.

[WanderingFool]

it doesn't seems to work:

 

what @random1234 was saying was to use notepad++ to do the find and replace for a text file...which would work for replacing the date time in a text file (which is what your first post implied)

 

After reading your second post though, I can say this probably would have been posted in the OS portion, as this is pertaining to changing settings in windows.

 

I can't think of a windows program command that does that...not sure one exists.  You would need to effectively change the region settings within windows (also it could depend on which windows os you are running)....the only two workarounds I could find is a registry edit...which I would not recommend at all, to dangerous....and creating a specially crafted xml which will replace that settings using the control program (maybe someone could help you out there, but it could be dangerous...not sure though)

 

*edit:  Sorry for using the control portion, here is the link to MSDN if someone else can look over it to come up with an xml solution (you would need one to create the format change and one for the original settings) http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/goglobal/bb964650