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
batch-file
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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
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Change%name%
by!name!
inform.txt
file, putsetlocal 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
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
batch-file
edited Nov 15 at 5:53
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asked Nov 15 at 1:54
James Hendrix
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Change%name%
by!name!
inform.txt
file, putsetlocal 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
add a comment |
1
Change%name%
by!name!
inform.txt
file, putsetlocal 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
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
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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Change
%name%
by!name!
inform.txt
file, putsetlocal 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