VSO(TFS) - get current date time as variable

Question

How can I get a current date-time and pass it as a variable to some Deployment task?

Answer 1

For those who use Linux on tfs:

Define variable

Make sure it has "Settable at queue time set"

Create a script in root of your repository

set-build.date.sh:

#!/usr/bin/env bash
DATE=$(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S') 
echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=BUILD_DATE;]$DATE"

Other options are listed here.

Add shell script right after get sources

Type bash to find this task.

Done, you can use BUILD_DATE variable in later tasks :)