CODEWITHSUNDEEP
tfsazure-devopstfsbuild
Priyasha
Priyasha

Reputation: 23

date variable in TFS

I am trying to create a variable in TFS for my task for timestamp in format yyyymmdd. I know that I create a task specifically for this using bash or powershell. However, I am looking to find some existing variable or some way to create this variable without having to setup a task dedicated for itself.

So far I have tried to use $(Date:yyyymmdd) in my variables but it does not put values in it, it uses variable name as is.

For example, C:\Alpha\beta\$(Date:yyyymmdd) instead of C:\Alpha\beta\20191107

Can anyone help me with this ? Thanks a lot

Upvotes: 1

Views: 963

Answers (1)

PatrickLu-MSFT
PatrickLu-MSFT

Reputation: 51083

Actually, it is hence not expanded. We do not have this kind of system or environment variable which get current date time and work every. You may have noticed you could use $(Date), however which is only available in the Build number format section. Others such as $(Rev:r) and $(DateOfYear) are the same, do not work outside the BuildNumberFormat-Settings..

Take a look at the list of all system and environment variables here: Predefined variables

As you have pointed out, you need to use a script in a PowerShell Task to set a variable in your build definition, a sample:

$date=$(Get-Date -Format 'yyyymmdd');
Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=time]$date"

Then you can use $(time) in your subsequent build tasks.

More details also take a look at this similar question: VSO(TFS) - get current date time as variable

Upvotes: 1

Related Questions