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

I have this solution working for me:

Create a file named dayOfWeek.vbs in the same dir where the cmd file will go.

dayOfWeek.vbs contains a single line:

wscript.stdout.write weekdayname(weekday(date))

or, if you want day number instead of name:

wscript.stdout.write weekday(date)

The cmd file will have this line:

For /F %%A In ('CScript dayOfWeek.vbs //NoLogo') Do Set dayName=%%A

Now you can use variable dayName like:

robocopy c:\inetpub \\DCStorage1\Share1\WebServer\InetPub_%dayName% /S /XD history logs