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This one is a long shot but I saw no harm in asking. I dislike the standard Windows methods of creating shortcuts. I like fell swoops. When I set up a folder structure for a new client using a batch file with a parameter, the last of several steps is to create a dummy desktop shortcut by copying a d...

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I frequently generate file lists using a command like this: dir *smith*.pdf /s /od > smithy.txt Then, in a word processor (WP 5.1+), I trim the list to delete files before a particular date. Notwithstanding macro skills, it is tedious. What is the syntax for getting a file list from forfiles that sh...

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I have a number of batch files that use the current date, in yyyymmdd format, as a parameter. Is there an alternative to having to key in the date a digit at a time when I run the batch file?