Vista - Ren file with variable

I have a file. history.doc I want to rename it to history.
08172007.doc or even 08172007.history.doc

I have tried this command

ren hisotry.doc -newname"$get-date -uFormat %m%d%y"+"history.doc"

I can not figure out the syntax for variables....

Please help

Thank!

Try this:

$file = "history.doc"
ren $file ((get-item $file).name -replace '\.', ".$(get-date -uFormat
%m%d%y).")

--
Kiron

Sorry, missed the 4 digit year format, capitalize the 'y' %m%d%Y

--
Kiron

this should work

$fname = "history.txt"

$pfx = [System.IO.Path]::GetFileNameWithoutExtension($fname)


## get the date

$date = get-date -uformat %m%d%y

$date = $pfx + "." + $date

if ([System.IO.File]::Exists($fname))
{
$fext = [System.IO.Path]::GetExtension($fname)
$newfile = $date + $fext
trap {"unable to rename file"} [System.IO.File]::Move($fname, $newfile)
}
else
{
"file does not exist"
break
}
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"ryanlsanders@gmail.com" wrote:

> I have a file. history.doc I want to rename it to history.
> 08172007.doc or even 08172007.history.doc
>
> I have tried this command
>
> ren hisotry.doc -newname"$get-date -uFormat %m%d%y"+"history.doc"
>
> I can not figure out the syntax for variables....
>
> Please help
>
> Thank!
>
>