Dates in logs from %DATE%

[Adrian Marsh (NNTP)]

I'm logging AT jobs, but different types of machines are reporting the
date in different formats, eg:

05/11/2004#SWOXPTEST
Fri 05/11/2004#SWOCMPQ01
Fri 05/11/2004#SWODELL02
Fri 11/05/2004#TESTLAPTOP2


SWOXPTEST Runs XP, but misses putting the "Fri" bit into the log
SWOCMPQ01 runs Advanced server, and works the way I want it to
SWODELL02 runs W2KPro, and work like I want it to.
TESTLAPTOP02 runs W2Kpro too, but returns a different date format.


All the AT jobs run as SYSTEM. All run with the command:
'echo "%DATE%#%COMPUTERNAME%" >> \\server\log$\log.txt'

How can I standardise the date ? I load up .reg files to correct the
local user timezone info, but can't see how to do this for the SYSTEM
account.

Adrian

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I'm logging AT jobs, but different types of machines are reporting the
date in different formats, eg:

05/11/2004#SWOXPTEST
Fri 05/11/2004#SWOCMPQ01
Fri 05/11/2004#SWODELL02
Fri 11/05/2004#TESTLAPTOP2


SWOXPTEST Runs XP, but misses putting the "Fri" bit into the log
SWOCMPQ01 runs Advanced server, and works the way I want it to
SWODELL02 runs W2KPro, and work like I want it to.
TESTLAPTOP02 runs W2Kpro too, but returns a different date format.


All the AT jobs run as SYSTEM. All run with the command:
'echo "%DATE%#%COMPUTERNAME%" >> \\server\log$\log.txt'

How can I standardise the date ? I load up .reg files to correct the
local user timezone info, but can't see how to do this for the SYSTEM
account.

Adrian

Check the date format in Date/Time in the Control Panel.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Answered 11/5/2004
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"Adrian Marsh (NNTP)"wrote:
| I'm logging AT jobs, but different types of machines are reporting the
| date in different formats, eg:
|
| 05/11/2004#SWOXPTEST
| Fri 05/11/2004#SWOCMPQ01
| Fri 05/11/2004#SWODELL02
| Fri 11/05/2004#TESTLAPTOP2
|
|
| SWOXPTEST Runs XP, but misses putting the "Fri" bit into the log
| SWOCMPQ01 runs Advanced server, and works the way I want it to
| SWODELL02 runs W2KPro, and work like I want it to.
| TESTLAPTOP02 runs W2Kpro too, but returns a different date format.
|
|
| All the AT jobs run as SYSTEM. All run with the command:
| 'echo "%DATE%#%COMPUTERNAME%" >> \\server\log$\log.txt'
|
| How can I standardise the date ? I load up .reg files to correct the
| local user timezone info, but can't see how to do this for the SYSTEM
| account.
|
| Adrian

 

[Adrian Marsh (NNTP)]

Can you tell me what it said??, that link doesn't work for me..

 

[Adrian Marsh (NNTP)]

Hi,

I need to apply this either as a .reg update across all PCs, or through
Active Directory. I'm already setting the local time through both, but
can't see where timezone info/date format is set.

Adrian

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

A simpler way might be to use a command that generates a
standardised output, e.g. now.exe (Win2000 Resource Kit).
Here are a couple of options:

now.exe by itself generates this output:
Mon Nov 15 21:53:13 2004

@echo off
for /F "tokens=1-5" %%a in ('now.exe') do echo %%a %%c %%b %%e
generates this output:
Mon 15 Nov 2004

 

[Dave Patrick]

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:
| Can you tell me what it said??, that link doesn't work for me..

 

[Adrian Marsh (NNTP)]

Thanks Dave!!

helped a lot!

I exported the .reg from one 2000 box onto the other test machines. The
2000s work OK now. I still see a difference between 2000 and XP though:

Mon 15/11/2004,15:13:45.93,TESTLAPTOP2 (2000)
15/11/2004,15:15:57.48,SWOXPTEST (XP)

I actually do prefer the XP way, as Excel seems to like that better.
I've tried searching .DEFAULT for relevant items "DDD" and the like, but
no luck yet.

Adrian

 

[Dave Patrick]

Glad to hear it helps.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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:
| Thanks Dave!!
|
| helped a lot!
|
| I exported the .reg from one 2000 box onto the other test machines. The
| 2000s work OK now. I still see a difference between 2000 and XP though:
|
| Mon 15/11/2004,15:13:45.93,TESTLAPTOP2 (2000)
| 15/11/2004,15:15:57.48,SWOXPTEST (XP)
|
| I actually do prefer the XP way, as Excel seems to like that better.
| I've tried searching .DEFAULT for relevant items "DDD" and the like, but
| no luck yet.
|
| Adrian