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DateFormat by vanSoest.it

Current version

DateFormat latest version is 3.11.0.0 and a .Net 4.x release can also be downloaded.

Main feature overview

DateFormat is a program to generate dates in the format you want regardless of the current regional date format of the server or currently logged on user. The returned date can be used in Windows batches (.bat, .cmd), PowerShell (.ps1) or scheduled tasks. The program Dateformat can also perform several date calculations and lookups.
DateFormat version 3.11 is free.

Contents

History
Features
License
Manual
- Examples
- Previous releases
Installation
System Requirements
Download
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

History

The first version of DateFormat was written to support Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) batches migrated from the Unisys mainframes. DateFormat now runs on the command line, in batches, in PowerShell scripts and was build using the latest technology (Visual Studio C#).

Features

The program DateFormat is very easy to use, but very flexible. Just provide a format string where yyyy stands for century and year, with yy you only get the short year notation without the century.
mm stands for month and dd stands for days. The date separator characters can be chosen out of "-", "." or "/"

Format	Short Format	Explanation	Example
yyyy-mm-dd	-	Generates the current date in the international ISO Date notation standard (ISO 8601). This date format is ideal for batched based comparisons and sorting routines.	2020-04-08
dd-mm-yyyy	dd-mm-yy	A more human readable European date format.	08-04-2020 08-04-20
yyyymmdd	yymmdd	A condensed format for use in short filenames and or directories.	20200408 200408
dd/mm/yyyy	dd/mm/yy	A more human readable format.	08/04/2020 08/04/20
yyyy/dd/mm	yy/mm/dd	A format that also can be used for creating dated directory structures.	2020/04/08 20/04/08
dd.mmm.yyyy	dd.mmm.yy	A format mostly used in German speaking regions.	20.Jan.2020 20.Jan.20

License

The program DateFormat is licensed according to the EULA in the download. Read the EULA carefully before using the program. A recent copy can be downloaded here
YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS EULA BY INSTALLING, COPYING, OR OTHERWISE USING THE SOFTWARE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, DO NOT INSTALL, COPY, OR USE THE SOFTWARE.

Manual

The program DateFormat has, next to several date formats, received several additional options during the last versions. These options give you the possibility to perform date calculations and lookups. The current options are and only one can be selected:

Option	Explanation
/ADx	Add x Days to current date
/SDx	Subtract x Days from current date
/AMx	Add x Months to current date
/SMx	Subtract x Months from current date
/AYx	Add x Years to current date
/SYx	Subtract x Years from current date
/BM	Begin of Month from current date
/EM	End of Month from current date
/BQ	Begin of Quarter from current date
/EQ	End of Quarter from current date

The variable x must be an integer.
By typing DateFormat without any optional parameters, DateFormat will show its options and examples.

Examples

The following Windows batch example creates every day a unique new log file and writes the current date in it.

Rem Example for the program DateFormat 
Rem (C)Copyright 2014-2020 vanSoest.it by Johan van Soest
Rem ***** Create a log file with current date in the name
For /f %%i In ('DateFormat "YYYYMMDD"') Do (Set OutputDate=%%i)
Echo %OutputDate%
Set LogFile=%OutputDate%_Important_Log.Txt
Echo Current date is %OutputDate% >> %LogFile%

The next Windows batch example deletes a log file that is 14 days old.

Rem Example for the program DateFormat 
Rem (C)Copyright 2014-2020 vanSoest.it by Johan van Soest
Rem ***** Remove file that is 14 days old
For /f %%i In ('DateFormat "YYYYMMDD" /SD14') Do (Set OutputDate=%%i)
Echo %OutputDate%
If Exist %OutputDate%_Important_Log.Txt Del %OutputDate%_Important_Log.Txt

This Windows batch example uses DateFormat to create a directory/folder structure

Rem Example for the program DateFormat 
Rem (C)Copyright 2014-2020 vanSoest.it by Johan van Soest
For /f %%i In ('DateFormat "YYYY\\MM\\DD"') Do (Set OutputDate=%%i)
md %OutputDate%

Example output directory structure created

      C:.
      +---2020
          +---04
              +---08

This Windows PowerShell example uses DateFormat called with several options

# ****************************************************
# * This PowerShell demo shows some ways to call 
# *   the program DateFormat from PowerShell (ISE)
# * (C) Copyright 2014 - 2020 vanSoest.it by Johan van Soest
# ****************************************************
cls
$data = C:\batch\DateFormat.exe yyyymmdd
Write-Host "Today is $data"
$data = C:\batch\DateFormat.exe yyyymmdd /sd1 
Write-Host "Yesterday it was $data"
$data = C:\batch\DateFormat.exe yyyymmdd /eq 
Write-Host "The last day of current quarter is $data"
$data = C:\batch\DateFormat.exe yymmdd /bq 
Write-Host "The first day of current quarter is $data"

Previous Releases

The following table shows you the history of the DateFormat project.

Version	Features
3.11	Added support for Begin of Month, End of Month Options (/BM, /EM) and Begin Quarter and End Quarter (/QB /QE) Programmed in Microsoft C# .Net. A for .Net 4.x or newer compiled version is available and can be recognised using the help text: ******************************************************************************* * DateFormat Version 3.11 (for .net 4) * * (C)Copyright 2013 - 2020 vanSoest.it by J. van Soest * *******************************************************************************
3.1	Added support for more subtraction and addition options to current system date: /ADx Add x Days /AMx Add x Months /SMx Subtract x Months /AYx Add x Years /SYx Subtract x Years Programmed in Microsoft C# .Net
3.0	Program ported to Microsoft C# .Net for: improved compatibility with 64 bit operating systems, so there is no need to start a WOW64 environment for running 32 bit applications the Borland Turbo Delphi developer suite is cancelled by Embarcadero TimeFormat is never used so no port to Microsoft C#.Net has been made.
2.0	The program DateFormat is accompanied by TimeFormat. Programmed in Borland Turbo Delphi.
1.1	Added support for subtraction of a number of days from the current date. By providing the /SD14 option the program DateFormat will subtract 14 days from the current date and generates a valid date that is two weeks in the past Programmed in Borland Turbo Delphi.
1.0	The great program DateFormat can now accept a format option. So it is now possible to provide format strings such as "YYYY-MM-DD" or "DD/MM/YYYY" and the date is formatted accordingly. Programmed in Borland Turbo Delphi.
0.1	The program DateFormat generates the current date in the international ISO-standard (ISO 8601) format "YYYY-MM-DD". This date can be used in batches or scheduled tasks. The generated date is independent of the current localization (Regional settings) of the system. So if your current date format is mm/dd/yy, this program will always generate a date according to the international ISO 8601 standard. Programmed in Borland Delphi.

Installation

Download, unzip and copy the program DateFormat anywhere you want on the disk.

System requirements

DateFormat is designed for the .NET platform with Microsoft C#. Therefore Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or 4.0 or newer is required.

Windows Version	Runs .Net 2.0	Tested
Windows XP	Yes	Yes
Windows Vista	Yes	No
Windows 7	Yes	Yes
Windows 8.1	Yes	No
Windows 10	Yes	Yes
Windows Server 2008 SP2	Yes	Yes
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1	Yes	Yes
Windows Server 2012	Yes	Yes
Windows Server 2012 R2	Yes	Yes
Windows Server 2016	Yes	Yes

Now a .Net 4.x version is available for machines that default do not include .Net 2.0 (Windows server 2012, 2012 r2 and 2016). It is also available from the download page.

Support matrix

vanSoest.it will only support the latest version of free software.

Download

Upon clicking the "Start download process" button, you get to another web page where you have to agree to the End User License Agreement (EULA) before you can download the program DateFormat.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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Topic created	:	01-05-2017
Topic last edited	:	14-11-2017

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