How to get Time using Batch Command - Substring | Algorithms, Blockchain and Cloud

The batch programming can be dated back to DOS era. It is further enhanced on Windows Operating System.

The time command on Windows Command Shell return something like this:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.3.9600]
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C:\Windows\system32>time
The current time is: 13:29:50.12

Now, if you want to extract the hour value, you can use %TIME:~0,2%. And we can store the value into a variable (set)

@echo off
set Hour=%TIME:~0,2% 
if %Hour% GTR 12 (
    ECHO Afternoon
) else (
    ECHO Morning
)

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