batch: pipe file to another file expanding variables within it - essentially creating a form and expander











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I have a form.txt file like:



My name is %name%


I want to pipe the file into another file, expanding the variable like:



set name=John

echo form.txt|instance.txt


and have instance.txt read:



My name is John





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    Change %name% by !name! in form.txt file, put setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion at beginning of the Batch file, and show the file via (for /F "delims=" %%a in (form.txt) do echo %%a) > instance.txt
    – Aacini
    Nov 15 at 2:03












  • Brilliant - worked like a charm - thank you!
    – James Hendrix
    Nov 19 at 23:56















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I have a form.txt file like:



My name is %name%


I want to pipe the file into another file, expanding the variable like:



set name=John

echo form.txt|instance.txt


and have instance.txt read:



My name is John





batch-file







share|improve this question




















  • 1




    Change %name% by !name! in form.txt file, put setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion at beginning of the Batch file, and show the file via (for /F "delims=" %%a in (form.txt) do echo %%a) > instance.txt
    – Aacini
    Nov 15 at 2:03












  • Brilliant - worked like a charm - thank you!
    – James Hendrix
    Nov 19 at 23:56













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up vote
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I have a form.txt file like:



My name is %name%


I want to pipe the file into another file, expanding the variable like:



set name=John

echo form.txt|instance.txt


and have instance.txt read:



My name is John





batch-file







share|improve this question















I have a form.txt file like:



My name is %name%


I want to pipe the file into another file, expanding the variable like:



set name=John

echo form.txt|instance.txt


and have instance.txt read:



My name is John





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    Change %name% by !name! in form.txt file, put setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion at beginning of the Batch file, and show the file via (for /F "delims=" %%a in (form.txt) do echo %%a) > instance.txt
    – Aacini
    Nov 15 at 2:03












  • Brilliant - worked like a charm - thank you!
    – James Hendrix
    Nov 19 at 23:56














  • 1




    Change %name% by !name! in form.txt file, put setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion at beginning of the Batch file, and show the file via (for /F "delims=" %%a in (form.txt) do echo %%a) > instance.txt
    – Aacini
    Nov 15 at 2:03












  • Brilliant - worked like a charm - thank you!
    – James Hendrix
    Nov 19 at 23:56








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Change %name% by !name! in form.txt file, put setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion at beginning of the Batch file, and show the file via (for /F "delims=" %%a in (form.txt) do echo %%a) > instance.txt
– Aacini
Nov 15 at 2:03






Change %name% by !name! in form.txt file, put setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion at beginning of the Batch file, and show the file via (for /F "delims=" %%a in (form.txt) do echo %%a) > instance.txt
– Aacini
Nov 15 at 2:03














Brilliant - worked like a charm - thank you!
– James Hendrix
Nov 19 at 23:56




Brilliant - worked like a charm - thank you!
– James Hendrix
Nov 19 at 23:56

















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