How to get file's last modified date on Windows command line?

Question

I have been using the following command to get the file date. However, the fileDate variable has been returning blank value ever since we moved to a different s

Answer 1

Change % to %% for use in batch file, for %~ta syntax enter call /?

for %a in (MyFile.txt) do set FileDate=%~ta

Sample output:

for %a in (MyFile.txt) do set FileDate=%~ta
set FileDate=05/05/2020 09:47 AM

for %a in (file_not_exist_file.txt) do set FileDate=%~ta
set FileDate=