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LogDateEcho

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Types of
.Mount/\Commands

.CrystalClear | .ExactName | .ExitELn | .GetValue | .ifCondition | .ifELn | .IsPattern | .ListValue | .NetValue | .NowValue | .RedirRapids | .ReliableReporting | .RestoreValue | .SetELn | .ValueEcho

ValueEcho
Series

  DateEcho | dtEcho | ElEcho | ErrEcho | ldtEcho | LogDateEcho | LogTimeEcho | TimeEcho

.LogDateEcho/.ldErrEcho

Description

  1. Displays the current LogDate followed by an optional message.
  2. .LogDateEcho echoes "yyyymmdd Text" to STDOUT.  Date is always yyyymmdd, regardless of the local date format.  Text is optional.
  3. .ldErrEcho does the same, but echoes to STDERR.

Syntax

%.LogDateEcho%   [Text]
%.ldErrEcho%   [Text]

Parameters and Switches

Text

  optional message to display

Errorlevels and Output Variables

none

   

Examples, Notes and Instructions

NT
2K
XP
K3
C:\GuardPost>%.LogDateEcho% %computername% completed update
20030101 Workstation1 completed update

C:\GuardPost>
%.LogDateEcho%
20030101

C:\GuardPost>
  • LogDate will always be eight digits (yyyymmdd), regardless of the
    local date format.
  • Leading zeroes will be added to months and days less than 10 to maintain
    a CONSISTENT output.
  • [Text] longer than 70 characters may wrap in an 80-column console window.
  • Variables within [Text] will be expanded (like "CALL ECHO").
  • For local date format, see, the ".DateEcho" command.

Related .Mount/\Commands, #Constants, $Functions, :Procedures

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Operating Systems NT/2K/XP/K3 NT Only NT/2K 2K Only 2K/XP XP Only XP/K3 K3 Only 2K/XP/K3

ValueEcho
Series

  DateEcho | dtEcho | ElEcho | ErrEcho | ldtEcho | LogDateEcho | LogTimeEcho | TimeEcho
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