Need to Create a folder and Name it by Date

[#1]

Hi Guys.

I was just thinking to backup my QVD file each day before loading so thought of creating a folder with Name as today date and then create QVD file Name as QVD_NAME_Today_Date.

For Example, I will Create a Folder name 15-Mar-2015 and Inside that folder will create QVD file DIM_EMP_15_MAR_2015 as backup file.

I found that how to create folder but when trying to create dynamic folder name (like 15-Mar-2015), I am not getting desired output.

This is my Script:

SET vFolderName=Today();

SET vFolderPath=D:\Shivendoo\QVD BackUp\Dim Data Source QVD Files\$vFolderName;

EXECUTE cmd.exe /C MD "$vFolderPath";

Please help

[#2 · Accepted solution]

Here is the Script to Take Backup of QVD data files before scheduled reloading.

I have plan to keep backup of latest 6 days QVDs.

SET ThousandSep=',';

SET DecimalSep='.';

SET MoneyThousandSep=',';

SET MoneyDecimalSep='.';

SET MoneyFormat='$#,##0.00;-$#,##0.00';

SET TimeFormat='h:mm:ss TT';

SET DateFormat='YYYY-MMM-DD';

SET TimestampFormat='D/MM/YYYY h:mm:ss[.fff] TT';

SET MonthNames='Jan;Feb;Mar;Apr;May;Jun;Jul;Aug;Sep;Oct;Nov;Dec';

SET DayNames='Mon;Tue;Wed;Thu;Fri;Sat;Sun';

$(Include=d:\shivendoo\qlikview config\qlikview_file_config.txt);

SET vFolderNameTodayI='Date(Today())';

LET vFolderNameToday=$(vFolderNameTodayI);

SET vFolderName7DaysOldI='Date(Today()-7)';

LET vFolderName7DaysOld=$(vFolderName7DaysOldI);

//Create A Folder With Name as Today Date

EXECUTE cmd.exe /C MD "$(vBKPDimFolderPath)\$(vFolderNameToday)";

//Backup QVD Data before scheduled reloading

DIM_EMP_DATA:

LOAD *

FROM $(vDimQVDStoragePath)\DIM_EMP_DATA.QVD (qvd);

//Store the Backuped QVD in FOLDER Named as Date(Today())

STORE DIM_EMP_DATA INTO $(vBKPDimFolderPath)\$(vFolderNameToday)\$(vFolderNameToday)-DIM_EMP_DATA.QVD;

DROP TABLE DIM_EMP_DATA;

//Delete a Folder (& files under it) Named as Date(Today()-7) Using CMD Commands

EXECUTE cmd.exe /C RD /Q /S "$(vBKPDimFolderPath)\$(vFolderName7DaysOld)";

Where qlikview_file_config.txt contains below values.

SET vDimQVDStoragePath='D:\Shivendoo\Dim Data Source QVD Files';

SET vFactQVDStoragePath='D:\Shivendoo\Fact Data Source QVD Files';

SET vBKPDimFolderPath='D:\Shivendoo\QVD BackUp\Dim Data Source QVD Files';