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Hello, I can't seem to figure out how to add a new post. I would like to ask the forum for help with a batch script I'm working on.
I basically have two text files, (find.txt) and (replace.txt). I have a script that performs an action that outputs a computer's serial number, or specifically a Dell Service Tag, and places that serial number in (find.txt). (replace.txt) has about 40 lines of data, and on line 35 it says NODENAME=<IGNORE>. What I want to do is to copy the Service Tag from (find.txt) and then search for "<IGNORE>" in (replace.txt) and replace "<IGNORE>" with the service tag. The (find.txt) file only has one line of data, and it is the service tag. I hope I explained correctly. Let me know how I can post this or if there is any help I can get. Thank you.

Try this:

Hello Foxidrive, man oh man, that worked like a charm!!!!! Thank you very much, i've been searching online all week and got ways to try to do it, but never as accurate as what I needed that you provided. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

One more thing, in addition to it replacing it with the Service Tag, I need to append the letter "R" with that, so for example:

Service Tag = 11QMZQ1 --> which is located in (find.txt)

I need it to paste it in (replace.txt) replacing "<IGNORE>" with "R+11QMZQ1" ----- so final replace would be R11QMZQ1

Any further help is greatly appreciated!!!!

Try this, there is one extra line to add the R. I'm glad it helped you.