Creating a batch file with multiple lines using a batch file

[david.carver]

I need to be able to use a batch file to create another batch file with multiple lines of code. i have used the
cd C:\Documents and Settings
echo set /a var1=12 >newfile.bat

this gives me a new .bat file called newfile.bat with "set /a var1=12" inside but i need to define more than one variable in my newfile.bat.

How do i do this?

[Ed Dyreen]

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[edit] forgot to escape ^!

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@echo off

>newfile.bat (
   echo.set /a var1=12
   echo.set /a var1=12
   echo.set /a var1=12
   echo.set /a var1=12
)
>>newfile.bat echo.append

type newfile.bat
pause

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@echo off &setlocal enableDelayedExpansion

>newfile.bat (
   echo.!"!<&&||> special characters must be quoted ^! <&&||>!"!
   echo.!"!<&&||> special characters must be quoted ^! <&&||>!"!
   echo.!"!<&&||> special characters must be quoted ^! <&&||>!"!
   echo.!"!<&&||> special characters must be quoted ^! <&&||>!"!
)
type newfile.bat
pause

[david.carver]

Thanks that worked great!