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Unable to set correct parameters in for loop

Posted: 18 Feb 2019 07:51
by Birage
cmd has multiline output, and I am trying to extract something out of each line by using tokens.

I assigned each line to a repeating var1,var2 and so on, in this line set var!count!=%%H.

However, I am unable to code this for loop for /f "tokens=1" %%S in (!tempvar!) do ( to properly accept the correct value of var1 (var2..var3..).

echoing !var1! will output the first line of cmd's output correctly. Hence, I also tried !var!count2!! and var!count2! as parameters but it doesn't work.

Any help is appreciated, cheers :)

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@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion

set /a count=0
set cmd="command-to-be-run"
for /f "delims=" %%H in ('!cmd!') do (
	set /a count+=1
	set var!count!=%%H
)

set /a count2=0
for /L %%Z in (1,1,!count!) do (
	set /a count2+=1
	set tempvar=var!count2!
	
	for /f "tokens=1" %%S in (!tempvar!) do (
	echo do something here
	)
)


Re: Unable to set correct parameters in for loop

Posted: 18 Feb 2019 09:00
by Squashman
There is absolutely no need for the count2 variable. You can just use the FOR loop variable.
Currently you are just assigning a string to the variable. I assume you want the value of the array variable. No need to assign it to another environmental variable either. Just use it directly in your next command.

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for /L %%Z in (1,1,!count!) do (
	for /f "tokens=1" %%S in ("!var%%Z!") do (
	     echo do something here
	)
)