I'm reading a config.ini file and i want to use KEY as a Variable name with VALUE as VALUE.
Config.ini
fbdestination=I:\WZPDA\workingfolder\stored
emailreport=xxx#xxxx.xxx
gmailudpw=USERNAME:PASSWORD
Im using:
FOR /F "tokens=1,2 delims=^=" %%A IN (config.ini) DO (SET %%A=%%B)
Everything works well, but I have a problem with a complex password like:
myusername:!myp4ssw0rd!
Where if I try to ECHO $gmailudpw$ I only have :
myusername:
Is there a way to read !myp4ssw0rd! as a string and not as a variable ?
Thank you
Try like this :
#echo off
setlocal disabledelayedexpansion
FOR /F "tokens=*" %%A IN ('type "config.ini"') DO SET %%A
echo %fbdestination%
echo %emailreport%
echo %gmailudpw%
Related
I am trying to find a particular line from an XML file and extract the value using string manipulation operations.
Below is the code I am trying.
#echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
::Expected line is "<filename>c:\temp\file1</filename>"
for /f "tokens=*" %%i in ('findstr /i "filename" file1.props') do (
SET LINE=%%i
)
echo !LINE!
SET FILENAME=!LINE:<filename>=!
SET FILENAME=%FILENAME:</filename>=%
ECHO !FILENAME!
And the output is:
<filename>c:\temp\file1</filename>
The system cannot find the file specified.
ECHO is off.
I actually want this value c:\temp\file1
Someone please help me correct the code or please suggest any other simpler way.
The problem is the execution of set. The parser interprets the > and < as redirection, so it will fail with a syntax error. Use quotes to process it as intended (`set "var=value"):
#echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
REM echo ^<filename^>c:\temp\file1^</filename^>>file1.props
::Expected line is "<filename>c:\temp\file1</filename>"
for /f "tokens=*" %%i in ('findstr /i "filename" file1.props') do (
SET "LINE=%%i"
)
echo !LINE!
SET "FILENAME=!LINE:<filename>=!"
SET "FILENAME=%FILENAME:</filename>=%"
ECHO !FILENAME!
Output is:
<filename>c:\temp\file1</filename>
c:\temp\file1
I need your help.
I have a txt file in a directory (folder) and need to run a script to rename several words, eg.
where LX4XAB to LX4xab
and where is XS3X44 to Xs3x44
and another word
until the end save the file with another name.
Can you help me? Thank you.
Here you go:
#echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
(for /f "tokens=*" %%f in (input1.txt) do (
set "line=%%f"
set "line=!line:LX4XAB=LX4xab!"
set "line=!line:XS3X44=Xs3x44!"
echo(!line!
)) > newfile.txt
Revision 1
Here is how you can do it with multiple files and doing the naming the way you asked for.
#echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
cd /d C:\Temp
for %%a in (*.txt) do (
echo %%~nxa|Find /i "_new">nul
if errorlevel 1 (
(for /f "tokens=*" %%f in (%%a) do (
set "line=%%f"
set "line=!line:LX4XAB=LX4xab!"
set "line=!line:XS3X44=Xs3x44!"
echo(!line!
)) > %%~na_new.txt
)
echo %%~nxa|Find /i "_new">nul
if errorlevel 1 ren %%~nxa %%~na.old
)
I want to create a batch file to read every line of a file in a loop and replace a string with another one. Following is my code snippet:
for /F "tokens=*" %%i in (myfile) do (
set str=%%i
set str=%str: %oldstring% = %newstring%%
echo %str% >> newfile
)
This results in a newfile with 'Echo is off' as many lines as there are in myfile. Seems like str variable holds no value at all when assigned to %%i. Can someone help me?
Try out this small script:
#echo off
set val=50
echo %val%
for /l %%i in (1,1,1) do (
set val=%%i
echo %val%
)
echo %val%
pause>nul
The output is:
50
50
1
Not what you expected, right?
That's because in a for loop, variables aren't updated until the loop has finished. To combat this, you can use setlocal enabledelayedexpansion, and replace the percent signs (%) with an exclamation mark (!):
#echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set val=50
echo %val%
for /l %%i in (1,1,1,) do (
set val=%%i
echo !val!
)
echo %val%
pause>nul
The output:
50
1
1
The reason the str variable holds no value (during the for loop) is because it hasn't been set beforehand.
So, with these quick modifications, your script will work...
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
for /f "tokens=*" %%i in (myfile) do (
set str=%%i
set str=!str: %oldstring% = %newstring%!
echo !str! >> newfile
)
By the way, this snippet is assuming that oldstring and newstring won't be set within the forloop, otherwise things will get messy.
Have fun.
having spent some time at this I got the correct way:
#echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set oldstring=AF-07295
set /a count=1000
for %%f in (*.*) do (
set /a count=!count!+1
for /f "tokens=*" %%i in (%%f) do (
set str=%%i
call set str=%%str:!oldstring!=!count!%%
echo !str! >> %%~nf.ordnew
)
)
endlocal
setlocal ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
set filein="c:\program files\test1.txt"
set fileout="c:\program files\test2.txt"
set old=#VERSION#
set new=2.0.3
for /f "tokens=* delims=¶" %%i in ( '"type %filein%"') do (
set str=%%i
set str=!str:%old%=%new%!
echo !str! >> %fileout%
)
working perfect
and isn't removing white spaces at the begining of the lines file
I have a batch file where I need to write a variable into a specific line of a text file and override what is all ready in that line. I have the code to read specific lines from the file maybe I could switch it around to also write?
Reading lines code:
setLocal EnableDelayedExpansion
for /f "tokens=* delims= " %%a in (variables.txt) do (
set /a N+=1
set v!N!=%%a
)
set variable1=!v1!
set variable2=!v2!
set variable3=!v3!
set variable4=!v4!
I've tried to add echo %variable1% > !v4! something like that but it doesn't work.
I figured it out!! Here is the code for anyone else who might ever need it.
#echo off
setlocal enableextensions enabledelayedexpansion
set inputfile=variables.txt
set tempfile=%random%-%random%.tmp
copy /y nul %tempfile%
set line=0
for /f "delims=" %%l in (%inputfile%) do (
set /a line+=1
if !line!==4 (
echo WORDS YOU REPLACE IT WITH>>%tempfile%
) else (
echo %%l>>%tempfile%
)
)
del %inputfile%
ren %tempfile% %inputfile%
endlocal
Another option might be to overwrite the file entirely. Here's the part to do that:
:saveVars
(
ECHO %v1%
ECHO %v2%
ECHO %v3%
ECHO %v4%
ECHO %v5%
) >variables.txt
GOTO :EOF
That is, if the number of lines is fixed and known beforehand. If not, you might want to store the last value of the increment in your example code and, when saving the variables, use it like this:
:saveVars
SETLOCAL EnableDelayedExpansion
(
FOR /L %%i IN (1,1,%N%) DO (ECHO !v%%i!)
) >variables.txt
ENDLOCAL
GOTO :EOF
I'm assuming here that the v1/v2 etc. variables would be used only for synchronising with the file: when it is read, the lines are stored in those variables, and when any of them (variables) gets changed, you just call the saveVars subroutine immediately. Here's an example how you would use it:
…
SET v2=something
CALL :saveVars
…
SET v4=%somevar%
CALL :saveVars
…
If the file is small, the rewriting should be fast enough.
Not absolutely sure I've understood everything correctly, but if you want to substitute something for an existing part of a text file with a batch script, you'll need to write everything (including the changed part) to a new file first, then delete the original and rename the new file to the original name.
I can't really see a point of reading everything into variables, unless I'm missing something. You could simply iterate over the lines writing them one by one into the new file and replacing the specific line's contents with the substitute text along the way:
setLocal EnableDelayedExpansion
>newFile.txt (
for /f "tokens=* delims= " %%a in (variables.txt) do (
set /a N+=1
if !N! == 4 (ECHO substitute text) ELSE ECHO %%a
)
)
del variables.txt
rename newFile.txt variables.txt
If the substitute text must, in turn, be derived from one of the lines, you could do something like this:
setLocal EnableDelayedExpansion
>newFile.txt (
for /f "tokens=* delims= " %%a in (variables.txt) do (
set /a N+=1
if !N! == 1 SET subst_text=%%a
if !N! == 4 (ECHO !subst_text!) ELSE ECHO %%a
)
)
del variables.txt
rename newFile.txt variables.txt
Trying to replace a string in a properties file on a certain line by using a batch file. I know that this can be done WITHOUT the use of a temp file, as I have seen it before, but forgotten how to do it.
I know that if I have a var.properties file that contains this:
CLASSPATH=bsh.jar;other.jar
VARTEST=dummy
ANOTHERVAR=default
I am trying to update the CLASSPATH value in the .properties file without changing the order of the properties file.
This is a properties file and so I believe the answer would be related to using:
for /f "tokens=1,2* delims==" %%i in (var.properties) do (
#echo Key=%%i Val=%%j
)
Instead of findstr use find with the /v and /i switches on "classpath". This will OMIT returning the line with classpath in it, then you can echo what you want in the file along w/VARTEST=dummy
SET NEWVAL=CLASSPATH=test.jar
SET FILE=think.properties
FOR /F "USEBACKQ tokens=*" %%A IN (`TYPE "%FILE%" ^|FIND /V /I "classpath"`) DO (
ECHO CLASSPATH=%NEWVAL%>>"%FILE%"
ECHO %%A>>"%FILE%"
)
EDIT:
SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
SET NEWVAL=test.jar
SET OLDFILE=OLD_think.properties
SET NEWFILE=think.properties
SET COUNT=1
MOVE "%NEWFILE%" "%OLDFILE%"
FOR /F "USEBACKQ tokens=*" %%A IN (`TYPE "%OLDFILE%" ^|FIND /C /I "classpath"`) DO (
SET LINE=%%A
)
FOR /F "USEBACKQ tokens=*" %%A IN (`FIND /V "" ^<"%OLDFILE%"`) DO (
IF %COUNT% NEQ %LINE% (ECHO %%A>>"%NEWFILE%") ELSE (ECHO %NEWVAL%>>"%NEWFILE%")
SET /a COUNT=!COUNT!+1
)
Basically states,
rename think.properties to OLD_think.properties
read OLD_think.properties and find the line number with string
"classpath" in it and set it to variable LINE
Find all lines in OLD_think.properties, and echo them into think.properties. once you reach the line where your "CLASSPATH" string existed, it inserts the new line you wanted to replace it with, and everything else stays the same.
I finally broke down and accepted a method using a "temp" file. Using delayed expansion with the '!' character solved my question. Much of this success was due to input by mecaflash .
You can call this script with: CALL Script.bat PropKey NewPropValue Filename
#echo off
:: script for updating property files
SETLOCAL EnableExtensions
SETLOCAL EnableDelayedExpansion
if "%3"=="" (
ECHO Script will optionally accept 3 args: PropKey PropVal File
SET PROPKEY=UseCompression
SET PROPVAL=false
SET FILE=config.properties
) ELSE (
SET PROPKEY=%1
SET PROPVAL=%2
SET FILE=%3
)
FINDSTR /B %PROPKEY% %FILE% >nul
IF %ERRORLEVEL% EQU 1 GOTO nowork
MOVE /Y "%FILE%" "%FILE%.bak"
FOR /F "USEBACKQ tokens=*" %%A IN (`TYPE "%FILE%.bak" ^|FIND /N /I "%PROPKEY%"`) DO (
SET LINE=%%A
)
FOR /F "tokens=1,2* delims=]" %%S in ("%LINE%") DO SET LINE=%%S
SET /A LINE=%LINE:~1,6%
SET /A COUNT=1
FOR /F "USEBACKQ tokens=*" %%A IN (`FIND /V "" ^<"%FILE%.bak"`) DO (
IF "!COUNT!" NEQ "%LINE%" (
ECHO %%A>>"%FILE%"
) ELSE (
ECHO %PROPKEY%=%PROPVAL%>>"%FILE%"
ECHO Updated %FILE% with value %PROPKEY%=%PROPVAL%
)
SET /A COUNT+=1
)
GOTO end
:nowork
echo Didn't find matching string %PROPKEY% in %FILE%. No work to do.
pause
:end