Command line string Variable comparison

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I've been trying to compare my computername to some pre-set string. From reading around on google, namely http://commandwindows.com/batchfiles-branching.htm, I've attempted the following and many variants of the same line with /I, "%ComputerName", A513242 etc

IF (%ComputerName% == "A513242") (
  EXIT) ELSE (
    ECHO "else taken")

where "A513242" is the result of calling ECHO %ComputerName% this seems to always take the "else taken" branch.

Any help as to why the (EXIT) case is not being taken/ what syntactical mistake I am making would be appreciated.

dcp · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-13 15:23:47Z

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Try this:

if "%ComputerName%"=="A513242" (exit) else (echo "else taken")

answered Jun 13, 2012 at 15:23

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klaus triendl Over a year ago

Any explanation as to why OP's variant doesn't work?

dcp Over a year ago

@klaus triendl - Refer to the accepted answer here: stackoverflow.com/questions/47035821/…

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