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1. Batch Read Line From File Into Variable Function
2. Batch Read Line From File Into Variable Number
3. Batch Read Line From File Into Variable Data
4. Batch Read Line From File Into Variable Speed

Hello everyone, a friend of mine requested that I create a batch script for him that will transform a text file, full of names, into a series of folders with those same names. I know how to do this but I need help with the very first part. Reading from the text file.

Since I have multiple lines, I don't have any idea on how to put the rest of the lines into a new line. The Command Interpreter doesn't support multi-line environment variables. There are ways to create them but they are rather unpleasant and tend to be more difficult to work with then changing the problem such that it doesn't require. Read file contents into a variable: for /f 'delims='%%x in (version.txt) do set Build=%%x. Set /p Build=line in the file, for more lines the for variant will put the last line into the variable, while set /p will use the first. Aug 22, 2015 I will set a variable that would be used to specify the line I want. For example: If I set a variable 'line' to 100, then when%line% is used in the code, would echo the 100th line. – Human.bat Aug 21 '15 at 21:20.

This is what I have so far for this fuction:
Then I would use the variables to create the dirs I need. But for some reason I get an error:

1. Hello everyone, a friend of mine requested that I create a batch script for him that will transform a text file, full of names, into a series of folders with those same names. I know how to do this but I need help with the very first part. Reading from the text file. This is what I have so far for this fuction.
2. Windows Batch File Example: Read Text File The below batch program will read the text file (dummy.txt) from the current directory and will put the line into a variable, then will echo (print) the line on the screen. Contents of the dummy.txt file. This is the first line.

(EDIT) I fixed the error because I was using cmd to run the code. Changed %% to % and that got rid of the first problem. Sorry about that, but now there is this one.

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For the record I have no experence with using the 'for' command or any of its functions. Mostly because I havent really been able to find someone to help me with it. It is kind of confusing to me. Anyways I also need the delimiter for a carrage return if anyone knows it. I could also do this in vbs but I would like to try this first.

Batch Read Line From File Into Variable Function

Batch Read Line From File Into Variable Number

Thx in advance

Batch Read Line From File Into Variable Data

Batch Read Line From File Into Variable Speed

-Phill