setting time with batch file

[cumminbk]

I currently have a patch file that saves time i installed windows. right now using the %time% command i get hh.mm.ss.cc which is way more than i want. I would like the time to be save as just the hour and minutes as well if it is AM or PM. Can someone tell me what command i can add to my batch to perform this?

thanks

[Yzöwl]

There are many different ideas for doing this, however, the answers can vary a great deal because of the way different localities display their time data and different operating system functions.

A basic way based upon your current output (unknown as to whether it is in 12 or 24 hour format) is:

%TIME:~0,2%:%TIME:~3,2%

We would need more information in order to take this much further without over complicating matters.

[cumminbk]

thanks for the help Yzöwl. Your code gives me part of what i want. I would rather the time be 12hr clock with am or pm instead of the military time your code shows. The system time on my computer is 12hr clock with am and pm

Edited September 19, 2007 by cumminbk

[Yzöwl]

If using XP or higher with admin privileges then for a more universal solution you could use the batch file in the attached archive.

TimeIs.7z

[cumminbk]

I tried the batch file and nothing happens. The batch file just opens and sits there blank.

Also i am wondering if there is a simpler method other than that batch file. Is there a command that assumes I am using a clock that is 12hr and doesnt take into effect all different time zones and performing checks for 12 hr or 24 hour clocks and so on.

I liked what you posted first except i want 12hr clock and am or pm added to the time.

can you produce a line of code about the same length as this?

%TIME:~0,2%:%TIME:~3,2%

This time is just basically a time stamp. It does not have to update itself at intervals. just grab the current system time and save it to my file oobeinfo.ini

Edited September 19, 2007 by cumminbk

[Yzöwl]

The batch file should work as you requested. It uses WMIC and grabs the local time from your machine and puts it into the format you required.

Because it uses WMIC you need to be running at least XP as an administrator. If WMIC has never ran before on your system it will take a short time to set itself up before first use.

[gunsmokingman]

I do not know if this is what you want. This cmd script does

1:\ Makes a VBS script that uses the time function

2:\ Creates a temp SetTime.cmd that passes the VBS Time to the original cmd.

Save As Time.cmd

@Echo Off
CLS
Color F3
Mode 55,5
Title Time
Set VBS=%SystemDrive%\Time.vbs
Set Cmd=%SystemDrive%\SetTime.cmd
> %VBS% Echo Dim TS 
>> %VBS% Echo Dim Fso : Set Fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
>> %VBS% Echo Set Ts = Fso.CreateTextFile("%Cmd%")
>> %VBS% Echo Ts.writeline "Set TM=" ^& Time  '/-^> Varible For Time
>> %VBS% Echo Ts.Close
%VBS%
call %Cmd%
Del %VBS%
Del %Cmd%
Echo.
Echo  -^> %TM%
pause

[Yzöwl]

Another Batch/VBS hybrid, see how this does you!

@Echo off&Setlocal&Set "VBS_=%TEMP%\_$.vbs"
>"%VBS_%" Findstr "'VBS$" "%~f0" 
For /f "Delims=" %%? In ('CScript //NoLogo "%VBS_%"') Do Set T_=%%?
Del %VBS_%&Echo/%T_%&Pause&GoTo :Eof
tm = time() 'VBS
hr = hour(tm) 'VBS
mn = right("0" & minute(tm),2) 'VBS
Select case true 'VBS
	case hr < 12 'VBS
		ampm = "AM" 'VBS
	case hr = 12 'VBS
		ampm = "PM" 'VBS
	case else 'VBS
		ampm = "PM" 'VBS
		hr = hr - 12 'VBS
end Select 'VBS
WScript.Echo hr & ":" & mn & " " & ampm 'VBS
'VBS