Setting a windows batch file variable to the day of the week

Question

I have a windows batch file that runs daily. Wish to log data into a file and want to rotate it (i.e. having at most the last 7 days worth of data).

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Answer 1

First - Copy CON SETUPDAY.001 SET WORKDAY=^Z (very important - no cr/lf)

DATE /T >SETUPDAY.002
COPY SETUPDAY.001+SETUPDAY.002 NEWDAY.BAT >nul
CALL NEWDAY.BAT

SET WEEKDAY=%WORKDAY:~0,3%
SET MDY=%WORKDAY:~4,10%

USE %WEEKDAY% IN YOUR SCRIPT