Solved . yesterday's date in dos


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I have a bat file and I am trying to get yesterday's date in it.
See attached for the code and the error message.
It shows the error at the end of the file.
 
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Windows 11 Version 2H2 (OS BUILD 22000.795)

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  • BAT FILE SCRIPT.txt
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Sorry, I cannot get your script to produce any errors. Works correctly for me, regardless of whether I set my regional format to English (United Kingdom) or English (United States).

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Seems like this would be a lot easier with Powershell.
Powershell: 
(Get-Date).AddDays(-1).ToString("yyyyMMdd")
 

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I tried Powershell and got the same results.
I had to add the path C:\Windows\System32 before C:\Windows\System32\cscript and the error went away.
Thanks for the help
 

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    intel core i7-11700f
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    12 gb
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    3
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    256
    Keyboard
    wireless
    Mouse
    wireless
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    50 mb
It seems to me that your Path does not include C:\Windows\System32, which is a default entry.

In a command prompt, enter the command
Path
to see what is set in yours.

Check the syntax to see how to add a folder to your path by using the command
Path /?
As you'll see the answer is
Path %Path%;C:\Windows\System32

All the best,
Denis
 

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