I'm looking to search through a text file for a string. Once I find this string, I want to read the string on the same line, after it. Let me explain more...
I have a file called myfile.bat
Within this file is the following line:
SET WAS_NODE=TheValueIWantI want to return "TheValueIWant"
If there were no space between "SET" and "WAS_NODE" I could easily read it as an ini file. I have the ability to search for and find this line and add a new line before or after it - or even concatenate information on to the end of it. However with all the tricks I do have, I cannot read this value where SET WAS_NODE=TheValueIWant.
Actually, I'll go one step further now. I do not need this done because I can do this part myself once I can return "TheValueIWant", but I actually only NEED "TheValue" I will need to trim n(IWant) characters off the end of the value returned to produce the final result I am looking for.
Any thoughts?
Many thanks in advance. Please - I do not want to bother anyone so if you do not fully understand the question, please don't waste your time by creating and posting code - just because....
regards,
rbsterli
::== final2.bat
@echo off
setLocal EnableDelayedExpansionfor /f "tokens=* delims= " %%a in (myfile.bat) do (
echo %%a | find "SET WAS_NODE" > nul
if not errorlevel 1 set str=%%a
)
for /f "tokens=2 delims==" %%a in ('echo !str!') do (
set myvar=%%a
echo myvar=!myvar!
set finalvar=!myvar:~0,8!
echo finalvar=!finalvar!
)
::==
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If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.M2
Absolutely, positively, right on the money! Works PERFECT and very fast!
Thank you so much~
