set batch variable to value from text file

[Ted Turner]

How do set batch variable to value from text file?

[Squashman]

If it is the first line of the text file.

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set /p value=<myfile.txt

[Ted Turner]

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C:\test>type sman.bat
@echo off
echo DosMaster > sman.txt
set /p var=<sman.txt
echo var=%var%
C:\test>
C:\test>sman.bat
var=DosMaster

C:\test>

[foxidrive]

DosMaster has a trailing space, if it matters

[Ed Dyreen]

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Didn't I ban you billrich, TB99 or whatever it will be next, we are not idiots.