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# 1  
Old 11-05-2012
Get file name which include the current date
Hi,

I'm trying to get the name of a file that has the current date in the name.

The filename is on the form A<current date>01.DC, for example A2012110501.DC


I have this script so far

Code:
date +%y%m%d
D=$(date +%y%m%d)
N=A20$D
echo $N
N2={$N}01.DC
echo $N2

And gets the following output

Quote:
A20121105
}01.DC1105
When I try to add the last part "01.DC" to N something weird happens.

Any ideas on how to get the wanted result?
# 2  
Old 11-05-2012
Code:
D=$(date +'%Y%m%d')

echo "A${D}01.DC"

A2012110501.DC

# 3  
Old 11-05-2012
Code:
~/$ D=$(date +%Y%m%d)
~/$ echo $D    
20121105
~/$  N=A${D}
~/$  echo $N
A20121105
~/$  N2=${N}01.dc
~/$  echo $N2
A2012110501.dc

# 4  
Old 11-05-2012
When add both scripts in a file, test.ksh, I still get the same issue, i.e. get the following output 01.DC1105

However when I run them directly in the terminal I get the wanted result. Sadly I need to be able to use the script in a file (.ksh).

Any suggestions on how to make it work?
# 5  
Old 11-05-2012
Your N2 assignment N2={$N}01.DC is incorrect, try using
Code:
N2=${N}01.DC

BTW, does the %Y(uppercase!) format work with your date version:
Code:
/bin/date +%Y%m%d
20121105

You may want to try it in one go:
Code:
N="A$(date +%Y%m%d)01.DC"; echo $N
A2012110501.DC

# 6  
Old 11-05-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by RudiC
Your N2 assignment N2={$N}01.DC is incorrect, try using
Code:
N2=${N}01.DC

BTW, does the %Y(uppercase!) format work with your date version:
Code:
/bin/date +%Y%m%d
20121105

%Y works.

However using N2=${N}01.DC still gives me the following result: 01.DC1105

---------- Post updated at 04:58 PM ---------- Previous update was at 04:56 PM ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by RudiC
[/CODE]You may want to try it in one go:
Code:
N="A$(date +%Y%m%d)01.DC"; echo $N
A2012110501.DC

That worked fine.
Thank you.
# 7  
Old 11-05-2012
This seems like there's a <carriage return> character in N, as it prints A20121105, returns to char #1, and prints 01.DC. Try echo $N|od -tx1 and publish the result here.
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