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Incrementing a numeric value in a batch file
Name: Greg Date: February 14, 2001 at 08:44:28 Pacific
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Hi,
All,
This should be a simple exercise, but I can't seem to figure it out. I'm creating a DOS batch file to run under Win9x and am trying to increment a counter variable (Qnum) sequentially in response to a receiving a carriage return.
Batch code: set Qnum = 0 if %ANS% == "" goto SeqQ set Qnum=%ANS% goto NextQ :SeqQ set Qnumt=%Qnum% set Qnum=%Qnumt%+1 echo %Qnum%
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Concurrent dos 3.1
