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MSBuild how to get a good formatted date
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msbuild-get-date.proj
<Project
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003"
ToolsVersion="4.0"
DefaultTargets="Demo" >
<Target Name="Demo">
<PropertyGroup>
<CurrentDate>$([System.DateTime]::Now.ToString(yyyyMMdd-mmss))</CurrentDate>
</PropertyGroup>
<Message Text="CurrentDate: $(CurrentDate)"/>
</Target>
</Project>
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dss539 commented Mar 27, 2017

Thanks!

@dmytro-dovhan
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dmytro-dovhan commented Oct 24, 2018

thanks

@kevinheyvaert
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kevinheyvaert commented Mar 6, 2019

What I was looking for. Thanks

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baruchiro commented Nov 20, 2019

Thnaks

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bvamos commented Sep 16, 2020

Unix timestamp:
$([MSBuild]::Subtract($([System.Math]::Floor($([MSBuild]::Divide($([System.DateTime]::UtcNow.Ticks), 10000000)))), 62135596800))

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pccai commented Mar 17, 2022

$([MSBuild]::Subtract($([System.Math]::Floor($([MSBuild]::Divide($([System.DateTime]::UtcNow.Ticks), 10000000)))), 62135596800))
tks.

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VAllens commented May 17, 2022

Ohhhhh....
Nice!!!!!!!
Thanks...

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