Hi, I want to store variables in a temp file and to be able to call those variables for usage in the batch file. Im not sure how to manipulate the FOR command for this. I want to be able to store variables in that temp file and also I want to be able to search the temp file for the variable. My plan for the temp file is as follows: ------ VARIABLES: INT1: VAR1 INT2: VAR2 CHAR1: VAR3 CHAR2: VAR4 ------ Any help regardless of the FOR command usage would be greatly appreciated. Thanx for you help :)

I noticed you are using int and char datatypes. Batch scripts do not use special datatypes and are not defined in the script. "Computer security." — Oxymoron

Thanx for your comments tonysathre, The datatypes are only for my reference. When i create a local variable within a batch script i like to be as discriptive as possible. It just lets me know what the variable is used for throughout the script.

Is your goal to set, for instance: INT1=VAR1 ? ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

Mechanix2Go, A better example than the one above would be: ---%temp%\~atempfile.tmp VARIABLES Date=%date% Time=%time% Name=%stringName% --- I want to store variables, from batch file execution, into a temp file and call those variables back into the batch file when requested. Im having trouble putting the variables where I would like them to go, for example the variables %stringName% to be placed after the Name= in the temp file. Im also having trouble storing those variable values into "fresh" variables in the batch script.

With those lines in myfile.tmp you can: for /f "tokens=*" %%V in (%TEMP%\myfile.tmp) do set %%V BTW, reassigning built-in vars lije TIME and DATE is generally not a good idea. ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2