FTP a file and rename it to today's date.

This isn't difficult, but it can be useful. This routine will grab a file (one or more actually but be careful) and rename the received file to today's date. You could go further and exercise the %TIME% variable, but that's up to you.

getfile.cmd:

@echo off
if exist dlfilespec del /f /q dlfilespec
ftp -s:getfile.ftp -v
if exist destfilespec_%DATE:~6,4%%DATE:~3,2%%DATE:~0,2%.zip ~SPLIT~
del /f /q destfilespec_%DATE:~6,4%%DATE:~3,2%%DATE:~0,2%.zip
ren dlfilespec ~SPLIT~
destfilespec_%DATE:~6,4%%DATE:~3,2%%DATE:~0,2%.zip

getfile.ftp:

open host
username
password
binary
prompt
mget dlfilespec
ls
close
bye

Alerting when a process is a memory pig...

Now this example uses putty.exe right now, but the original purpose was to alert when a jrun.exe was getting too big for it's britches. Run as a scheduled task (AT job) and customize to suit:

@echo off
for /F "usebackq tokens=1,2,3,4,5,6 delims=, " %%a IN (`tasklist /NH /FI "imagename eq putty.exe"`) do CALL :CHECKMU %%e%%f
goto :eof

:CHECKMU
SET /A MEMUSAGE=0+%~1
IF /I %MEMUSAGE% GTR 1400 echo Memory Usage Warning: %MEMUSAGE%

GOTO :eof

The echo for 'Memory Usage Warning' will only execute if the memory usage exceeds 1400 (in this example) This could be a call, note the use of subroutines in the batch file (CHECKMU). If there are many processes running the PID could be passed using other variables (%%a, %%b, etc.) but it will execute for each instance that meets the criteria.