SETDATE.EXE
                    (c) 1997, Herbert Bushong

LICENSE
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   This program is freeware, but it is copyrighted. It may be freely
   used and distributed as long as it is not altered in any form.
   The author makes no claims to usability of the program, and 
   the user retains responsibility for any damages use of the program
   may cause. It works here, it should for you.

DESCRIPTION
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   I had need of a utility like this, so I wrote it. 
   SetDate is a utility to generate a batch file, plain and simple
   (the OS/2 version -- SetDate2 -- generates a CMD file by default).
   Running the batch file created will then set various environmental
   variables regarding the current date.

   The program executes very quickly, and should add little to no 
   delays. On thing the program does NOT do is alter the environment
   directly, both for portability reasons and other difficulties
   in making the changes stick. 

   The program sets several environmental variables. It is up to the
   user to ensure that there is enough environment space to hold them.

    The program is leap-year and year 2000 aware.

EXECUTION
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   SETDATE [options] [output file] [-? | -h]
   [CALL] SETDENV.BAT          (or the output filename)

     By default, setdate creates a file SETDENV.BAT (or CMD) in
     the current directory, containing SET statements for the date 
     in mm/dd/yy format plus individual parts of the date.

  options
     
     -M         Sets an additional variable with the name of the Month
     -D         Sets an additional variable with the name of the Day
     
    the next three indicate the format(s) of the above 2 switches.
    if neither are given, these options have no effect.
     -L         Long Name
     -S         Short Name (3 letter abbreviation *DEFAULT*)
     -B         Both -L and -S

     -W         Day of the week (number: 1-7 Mon=1 Sun=7)
     -Y         Day of Year     (number: 1-365)
     -O         Fido Day of Year (number: last 2 digits of Day of Year)
                  Useful for Nodelist extensions
     -A         Generate ALL variables (same as -M -D -B -W -Y)
     -Q         Quiet (minimal display output)
     -F#        indicates the format of the full date variable (see below).
                # equals a value 0 - 9 (0 = default)
     -(char)    any other character after the switch character
                is considered a Date separator.
                  ex.  --  = 10-26-66
                       -/  = 10/26/66   *DEFAULT*
                       -.  = 10.26.66

  output file
    
    optional path\filename to create. 


VARIABLE NAMES
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  The following variables are generated. Those with descriptions marked 
  with a * require a switch to be generated.

  SDDATE        Date format specified by -F
  SDMONTH       Month Number
  SDDAY         Day of Month
  SDYEAR        Full Year value
  SDMONTHL      *Long Name of Month
  SDMONTHS      *Short Name of Month
  SDDAYL        *Long Name of Day of Week
  SDDAYS        *Short Name of Day of week
  SDDOW         *Numeric Day of week (1=Mon  7=Sun)
  SDDOY         *Numeric Day of Year (1 to 365)
  SDFDOY        *Numeric Fido Day of Year (01 to 99)
                  (Last 2 digits of SDDOY, 0 padded)

FORMATS (-F#)
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  The format of the SDDATE variable can be changed with the -F switch
  using one of the following values (demonstrated with the date 
  10/26/66 and date separator -- );

    0 = 10-26-66               6 = WEDNESDAY 26-OCTOBER-1966 
    1 = 10-26-1966             7 = OCT 26, 1966              
    2 = 26-OCT-1966            8 = OCTOBER 26, 1966          
    3 = 26-OCTOBER-1966        9 = WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 26, 1966
    4 = WED 26-OCT-1966                                      
    5 = WED 26-OCTOBER-1966                                  

FINAL NOTE
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  Don't forget to call the batch file created! 

  The program should be run at the beginning of the day, before anything
  that requires the variables. Rerun the created batchfile  as needed.