Get a value from a text file fails with error "<" can not be processed syntactically at this point"
Posted: 07 May 2019 04:21
Hi all,
for a bigger batch script I need to get a value from a text file.
the text file "helpFile" always contains a string that looks like this:
<UserValue title="Version" value="">33</UserValue>
I want to put value into a variable but this alway fails with the message ""<" can not be processed syntactically at this point".
I have tried the following:
set /p helpVariable=<c:\tmp\helpFile
set helpVariable=%helpVariable:~36%,-13%
echo %helpVariable%
in this case helpVariable should be 33.
Maybe someone has an idea that helps me.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Regards,
Poern
for a bigger batch script I need to get a value from a text file.
the text file "helpFile" always contains a string that looks like this:
<UserValue title="Version" value="">33</UserValue>
I want to put value into a variable but this alway fails with the message ""<" can not be processed syntactically at this point".
I have tried the following:
set /p helpVariable=<c:\tmp\helpFile
set helpVariable=%helpVariable:~36%,-13%
echo %helpVariable%
in this case helpVariable should be 33.
Maybe someone has an idea that helps me.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Regards,
Poern