How set "delims=quote... in FOR command?

[Aacini]

I am pretty sure this question has been answered before, but I can't find it!

I have a file with this line of text:

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sometext name1="first value" name2="second value" more text

I want to take the values enclosed in quotes. I try to escape the quote, but the next command issue a syntax error:

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for /F "tokens=2,4 delims=^"" %%a in (thefile.txt) do set v1=%%a& set v2=%%b

What is the right way to write this? Thanks!

Antonio

[Squashman]

Here is the general syntax for quote delimiting

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for /f tokens^=2^ delims^=^" %%p in (file.txt) do echo "%%p"

[Aacini]

Here is the general syntax for quote delimiting

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for /f tokens^=2^ delims^=^" %%p in (file.txt) do echo "%%p"

You forgot to include the second token and escape its comma!

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for /f tokens^=2^,4^ delims^=^" %%p in (file.txt) do echo "%%p %%q"

Thanks a lot!

Antonio

[Squashman]

Hmm, I just realized I can't get this to work with the USEBACKQ option should your file name contain spaces.

This does not work

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for /f usebackq tokens^=2^ delims^=^" %%p in ("file 1.txt") do echo "%%p"

[Aacini]

Hmm, I just realized I can't get this to work with the USEBACKQ option should your file name contain spaces.

This does not work

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for /f usebackq tokens^=2^ delims^=^" %%p in ("file 1.txt") do echo "%%p"

You missed to escape the space!:

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for /f usebackq^ tokens^=2^ delims^=^" %%p in ("file 1.txt") do echo "%%p"
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Antonio

[Squashman]

You forgot the smiley.

[Squashman]

Just before you posted I had changed it to this.

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for /f tokens^=2^ delims^=^" %%p in ('type "file 1.txt"') do echo "%%p"

[Ed Dyreen]

You missed to escape the space!:

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for /f usebackq^ tokens^=2^ delims^=^" %%p in ("file 1.txt") do echo "%%p"
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or not use a space at all

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for /f usebacktokens^=2delims^=^" %%p in ("file 1.txt") do echo "%%p"

[penpen]

You have also found a 'feature': The above for-loop-type works without the q in "usebackq" (at least using win xp home 32 bit).
I wonder if there is a difference between "useback" and "usebackq".
It seems there is none, but maybe if a difference exists, then i haven't found it.

penpen

[Aacini]

You have also found a 'feature': The above for-loop-type works without the q in "usebackq" (at least using win xp home 32 bit).
I wonder if there is a difference between "useback" and "usebackq".
It seems there is none, but maybe if a difference exists, then i haven't found it.

penpen

I discovered such "usebackq" synonym some time ago, when I was looking for additional internal commands inside cmd.exe file itself! Details at this post.

Antonio