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If your program uses one of the following MFC or CRT function, then you can change timezone using TZ environment variable: CTime::GetLocalTm CTime::Format COleDateTime::operator= ctime _wctime _tctime _ctime64 _wctime64 _tctime64 mktime _mktime64 _utime _wutime _tutime _utime64 _wutime64 _tutime64 For example, to set the TZ environment variable to correspond to the current time zone in Germany, …
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To get file size using batch file, we use variable with modifier. Then set /a, performs match operation (divide by 1024). Unlike other examples, this example works on any Windows language. @echo off :: Name: file_size.bat :: Author wishmesh.com :: Calculate file size in KB from %1 set /a size = %~z1 / 1024 echo …
Yesterday I needed a Dos batch script to check if folder is empty. A little Google search revealed some methods: Using dir and find commands, does not work on non-english Windows versions: www.computing.net Using dir command with /a-d, does not work for folders: www.computing.net Using dir and findstr commands, does not work on non-english Windows …
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