for Windows10,Windows8,Windows7,VISTA,
XP,NT,Server 2000,Server 2003,Server 2008

Right String

Extract characters from the end of a string.

Description: Similar to the Right function in VB a batch script can return a specified number of characters from the right side of a string by specifying a substring for an expansion given a negative position using :~ while expanding a variable content. The example shows how to return the last 4 characters of a string.

Script:

1. 2. 3. 4. set str=politic echo.%str% set str=%str:~-4% echo.%str%

Script Output:

Script Output

politic
itic