Re: [LUG] OT: Win/DOS "batch" programming question about variables...

[Grant Sewell <dcglug@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:32:40 +0000
Grant Sewell wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I'm trying to create a variable in a batch file that contains the
> result of an application.  Under BASH I would do something like:
> 
>       var=`date`
>       echo $var
> 
> Under "batch", if I do the following, it fails:
> 
>       set var=`date /t`
>       echo %var%
> 
> This merely echos `date /t` to the command prompt.
> 
> What I'm actually trying to achieve is to have the output of an awk
> script (a single line, showing the currently configured LAN IP
> address) stored in a variable in the batch file for use later.
> 
> Any thoughts?  (other than "use perl/python/c++" :p)
> 
> Cheers.
> Grant.

Nevermind.  I have it sorted now.  The code in question is:

ipconfig /all > lanset
For /F "tokens=* delims=" %%A in ('awk.exe -f ip.awk lanset') Do Set IPADDR=%%A
echo %IPADDR%

Grant.

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