Batch file date parsing ?

Good day to all.
Problem with date in batch file:
The following is from:
Use the Current Date in a Windows XP Batch File
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_zdpcm/is_200406/ai_ziff128194

it says:

I created a batch file:

jld.bat
FOR /F "tokens=1-4 delims=/ " %%I IN ('DATE /t') DO SET mydate=%%J%%K%%L

ECHO The value is "%mydate% "

It returns "the value is " 042007

Not "07042007"

However if I change the file to read:
FOR /F "tokens=1-4 delims=/ " %%I IN ('DATE /t') DO SET mydate=%%I%%J%%K%%L
I added the "%%I" to the string

it returns the value = "07042007 "

I would like the returned value to be: "20070704 "

It used to work as I want, but something has changed....the only place that I have dinked around is in CP - region settings, I set time to display 24h clock.

Any insight is gretly appreciated.

 

I think I found the problem.....

Date setting in CP - Regional & language - Customize date
short date format = M/d/yyyy ( works like it is supposed to )
I had MM/dd/yyyy - and it don't work.......

FOR /F "tokens=1-4 delims=/ " %%I IN ('DATE /t') DO SET mydate=%%L%%J%%K

ECHO The value is "%mydate% "

returns:
20070704

sorry for any inconvenience

regards:captjlddavis