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+# Change date format in workflow scripts (2025-08-17 20:18Z)
+
+_**User**_
+
+I'm adapting these workflow scripts for home projects. Let's start with making sure that dates are not in YYMMDD format, but in YYYY-MM-DD format.
+
+---
+
+_**Assistant**_
+
+I'll help you update the workflow scripts to use YYYY-MM-DD date format instead of YYMMDD. Let me first examine the existing scripts to see which ones contain date formatting that needs to be updated.
+
+
+---
+
+
+ Grep search for "YYMMDD|YY-MM-DD|date.*format" • **3** files
+
+| File | Line | Match |
+|------|------|-------|
+| `file:///d%3A/3%20ProjectStructure/NewDaily.bat` | L4 | `:: Get current date in YYMMDD format` |
+| `file:///d%3A/3%20ProjectStructure/NewProject.bat` | L4 | `:: Get current date in YYMMDD format` |
+| `file:///d%3A/3%20ProjectStructure/NewProject.bat` | L4 | `:: Get current date in YYMMDD format` |
+
+
+
+---
+
+Now let me examine these files to see the current date formatting implementation:
+
+
+---
+
+Read file: NewDaily.bat
+
+---
+
+Read file: NewProject.bat
+
+---
+
+Let me also check if there are any other scripts that might have date formatting:
+
+
+---
+
+
+ Grep search for "daily_|_%yy%|%yy%%mm%" • **7** files
+
+| File | Line | Match |
+|------|------|-------|
+| `file:///d%3A/3%20ProjectStructure/NewDaily.bat` | L13 | `mkdir "daily_%yy%%mm%%dd%"` |
+| `file:///d%3A/3%20ProjectStructure/NewDaily.bat` | L14 | `echo Daily folder created: daily_%yy%%mm%%dd%` |
+| `file:///d%3A/3%20ProjectStructure/UpdateSequences.bat` | L23 | `for /d %%D in (daily_*) do (` |
+| `file:///d%3A/3%20ProjectStructure/scripts_old/PushAllToCurrent.bat` | L3 | `echo PushAllToCurrent - Running all 0MoveToCurrent.bat files in daily_ folders...` |
+| `file:///d%3A/3%20ProjectStructure/scripts_old/PushAllToCurrent.bat` | L6 | `echo Searching for daily_ folders and 0MoveToCurrent.bat files...` |
+| `file:///d%3A/3%20ProjectStructure/scripts_old/PushAllToCurrent.bat` | L9 | `REM Find all daily_ folders and check for 0MoveToCurrent.bat` |
+| `file:///d%3A/3%20ProjectStructure/scripts_old/PushAllToCurrent.bat` | L13 | `echo Found the following daily_ folders with 0MoveToCurrent.bat:` |
+| `file:///d%3A/3%20ProjectStructure/scripts_old/PushAllToCurrent.bat` | L14 | `for /d %%D in (daily_*) do (` |
+| `file:///d%3A/3%20ProjectStructure/scripts_old/PushAllToCurrent.bat` | L22 | `echo No daily_ folders with 0MoveToCurrent.bat found!` |
+| `file:///d%3A/3%20ProjectStructure/scripts_old/PushAllToCurrent.bat` | L33 | `REM Execute each 0MoveToCurrent.bat found in daily_ folders` |
+| `file:///d%3A/3%20ProjectStructure/scripts_old/PushAllToCurrent.bat` | L34 | `for /d %%D in (daily_*) do (` |
+| `file:///d%3A/3%20ProjectStructure/UpgradeToGitProj.bat` | L9 | `:: - Collects seq/ outputs from daily_* folders under Blends\animations (with submodule support)` |
+| `file:///d%3A/3%20ProjectStructure/UpgradeToGitProj.bat` | L92 | `:: Collect seq outputs from daily_* into Renders` |
+| `file:///d%3A/3%20ProjectStructure/UpgradeToGitProj.bat` | L100 | `:: Detect submodules: first-level folders under animations that contain daily_*` |
+| `file:///d%3A/3%20ProjectStructure/UpgradeToGitProj.bat` | L104 | `if /I not "!prefix!"=="daily_" (` |
+| `file:///d%3A/3%20ProjectStructure/UpgradeToGitProj.bat` | L105 | `for /d %%D in ("%%S\daily_*") do (` |
+| `file:///d%3A/3%20ProjectStructure/UpgradeToGitProj.bat` | L109 | `if exist "%%S\daily_*" echo [DRY] Detected submodule: "%%~nS"` |
+| `file:///d%3A/3%20ProjectStructure/UpgradeToGitProj.bat` | L119 | `if /I not "!prefix!"=="daily_" (` |
+| `file:///d%3A/3%20ProjectStructure/UpgradeToGitProj.bat` | L132 | `for /d %%D in ("%%S\daily_*") do (` |
+| `file:///d%3A/3%20ProjectStructure/UpgradeToGitProj.bat` | L152 | `if "%DRY%"=="1" echo [DRY] No submodules found; using direct daily_* under animations` |
+| `file:///d%3A/3%20ProjectStructure/UpgradeToGitProj.bat` | L153 | `:: Fallback: direct daily_* under animations → copy into Renders\daily_*` |
+| `file:///d%3A/3%20ProjectStructure/UpgradeToGitProj.bat` | L154 | `for /d %%D in ("%animDir%\daily_*") do (` |
+| `file:///d%3A/3%20ProjectStructure/UpgradeToGitProj.bat` | L175 | `if "%DRY%"=="1" echo [DRY] Animations dir missing or empty; checking root daily_*` |
+| `file:///d%3A/3%20ProjectStructure/UpgradeToGitProj.bat` | L176 | `:: Final fallback: root-level daily_* under projectDir → copy into Renders\daily_*` |
+| `file:///d%3A/3%20ProjectStructure/UpgradeToGitProj.bat` | L177 | `for /d %%D in ("%projectDir%\daily_*") do (` |
+| `file:///d%3A/3%20ProjectStructure/scripts_old/RebuildDailies.bat` | L2 | `echo RebuildDailies - Copying 0MoveToCurrent.bat to all daily_* folders...` |
+| `file:///d%3A/3%20ProjectStructure/scripts_old/RebuildDailies.bat` | L12 | `REM Search for daily_* folders recursively` |
+| `file:///d%3A/3%20ProjectStructure/scripts_old/RebuildDailies.bat` | L13 | `echo Searching for daily_* folders in all subfolders...` |
+| `file:///d%3A/3%20ProjectStructure/scripts_old/RebuildDailies.bat` | L17 | `echo Found the following daily_* folders:` |
+| `file:///d%3A/3%20ProjectStructure/scripts_old/RebuildDailies.bat` | L18 | `for /f "delims=" %%D in ('dir /s /b /ad "*daily_*" 2^>nul') do echo - %%D` |
+| `file:///d%3A/3%20ProjectStructure/scripts_old/RebuildDailies.bat` | L24 | `REM Copy the file to each daily_* folder found recursively` |
+| `file:///d%3A/3%20ProjectStructure/scripts_old/RebuildDailies.bat` | L26 | `for /f "delims=" %%D in ('dir /s /b /ad "*daily_*" 2^>nul') do (` |
+| `file:///d%3A/3%20ProjectStructure/NewProject.bat` | L15 | `set projectRoot=%yy%%mm%%dd%_%projectName%` |
+| `file:///d%3A/3%20ProjectStructure/NewProject.bat` | L15 | `set projectRoot=%yy%%mm%%dd%_%projectName%` |
+
+
+
+---
+
+Now I can see the scope of changes needed. I need to update the date formatting in both `NewDaily.bat` and `NewProject.bat` to use YYYY-MM-DD format instead of YYMMDD. Let me update these files:
+
+
+---
+
+Edit file: NewDaily.bat
+
+I will update the date formatting from YYMMDD to YYYY-MM-DD format by modifying the date parsing and folder naming logic.
+
+**Chunk 1**
+Lines added: 4, lines removed: 4
+
+```diff
+@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@
+ setlocal
+
+- :: Get current date in YYMMDD format
++ :: Get current date in YYYY-MM-DD format
+ for /f "tokens=2-4 delims=/ " %%a in ('date /t') do (
+ set mm=%%a
+ set dd=%%b
+ set yy=%%c
+ )
+- set yy=%yy:~-2%
++ set yyyy=20%yy:~-2%
+
+ :: Create daily folder
+- mkdir "daily_%yy%%mm%%dd%"
+- echo Daily folder created: daily_%yy%%mm%%dd%
++ mkdir "daily_%yyyy%-%mm%-%dd%"
++ echo Daily folder created: daily_%yyyy%-%mm%-%dd%
+
+ pause
+```
+
+
+
+---
+
+Edit file: NewProject.bat
+
+I will update the date formatting from YYMMDD to YYYY-MM-DD format by modifying the date parsing and project root naming logic.
+
+**Chunk 1**
+Lines added: 3, lines removed: 3
+
+```diff
+@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@
+ setlocal
+
+- :: Get current date in YYMMDD format
++ :: Get current date in YYYY-MM-DD format
+ for /f "tokens=2-4 delims=/ " %%a in ('date /t') do (
+ set mm=%%a
+ set dd=%%b
+ set yy=%%c
+ )
+- set yy=%yy:~-2%
++ set yyyy=20%yy:~-2%
+
+ :: Ask for project name
+ set /p projectName="Enter project name (press Enter for default 'NewProject'): "
+ if "%projectName%"=="" set projectName=NewProject
+- set projectRoot=%yy%%mm%%dd%_%projectName%
++ set projectRoot=%yyyy%-%mm%-%dd%_%projectName%
+
+ :: Create main project directory
+```
+
+
+
+---
+
+Perfect! I've successfully updated both scripts to use YYYY-MM-DD date format instead of YYMMDD. Here's a summary of the changes made:
+
+## Changes Made:
+
+### `NewDaily.bat`:
+- Updated comment from "YYMMDD format" to "YYYY-MM-DD format"
+- Changed `set yy=%yy:~-2%` to `set yyyy=20%yy:~-2%` to get full 4-digit year
+- Updated folder naming from `daily_%yy%%mm%%dd%` to `daily_%yyyy%-%mm%-%dd%`
+
+### `NewProject.bat`:
+- Updated comment from "YYMMDD format" to "YYYY-MM-DD format"
+- Changed `set yy=%yy:~-2%` to `set yyyy=20%yy:~-2%` to get full 4-digit year
+- Updated project root naming from `%yy%%mm%%dd%_%projectName%` to `%yyyy%-%mm%-%dd%_%projectName%`
+
+## What This Means:
+
+- **Before**: Daily folders were named like `daily_231215` (December 15, 2023)
+- **After**: Daily folders will now be named like `daily_2023-12-15`
+
+- **Before**: Project folders were named like `231215_ProjectName`
+- **After**: Project folders will now be named like `2023-12-15_ProjectName`
+
+The scripts will now create folders with ISO 8601 compliant date formatting (YYYY-MM-DD), which is more readable and follows international standards. All the existing scripts that search for `daily_*` patterns will continue to work since they use wildcard matching.
+
+---
+
diff --git a/NewDaily.bat b/NewDaily.bat
index 25ef92e..0c51756 100644
--- a/NewDaily.bat
+++ b/NewDaily.bat
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
@echo off
setlocal
-:: Get current date in YYMMDD format
+:: Get current date in YYYY-MM-DD format
for /f "tokens=2-4 delims=/ " %%a in ('date /t') do (
set mm=%%a
set dd=%%b
set yy=%%c
)
-set yy=%yy:~-2%
+set yyyy=20%yy:~-2%
:: Create daily folder
-mkdir "daily_%yy%%mm%%dd%"
-echo Daily folder created: daily_%yy%%mm%%dd%
+mkdir "%yyyy%-%mm%-%dd%"
+echo Daily folder created: daily_%yyyy%-%mm%-%dd%
pause
diff --git a/NewProject.bat b/NewProject.bat
index 3fd1c63..ecb1dd1 100644
--- a/NewProject.bat
+++ b/NewProject.bat
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
@echo off
setlocal
-:: Get current date in YYMMDD format
+:: Get current date in YYYY-MM-DD format
for /f "tokens=2-4 delims=/ " %%a in ('date /t') do (
set mm=%%a
set dd=%%b
set yy=%%c
)
-set yy=%yy:~-2%
+set yyyy=20%yy:~-2%
:: Ask for project name
set /p projectName="Enter project name (press Enter for default 'NewProject'): "
if "%projectName%"=="" set projectName=NewProject
-set projectRoot=%yy%%mm%%dd%_%projectName%
+set projectRoot=%yyyy%-%mm%-%dd%_%projectName%
:: Create main project directory
mkdir "%projectRoot%"