batch script assingn variable from command

Question

when i execute following command to check the status of a network adapter for Local Area Connection:

netsh interface show interface "Local Area Connection" | find "Administrative state"

it will output the following:

Administrative state: Enabled

or

Administrative state: Disabled

how do i get the enabled or disabled to variable into batch script? I know in linux bash, it will be something like this:

MY_VAR1=$(some_command | grep "someString$" | xargs);

how to do it in windows batch script?

cure · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-24 01:36:43Z

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for /f "tokens=2 delims=:" %%i in ('netsh interface show interface "Local Area Connection" ^| find "Administrative state"') do set var=%%i

use % instead of %% at command-line. ;)

answered Oct 24, 2013 at 1:36

cure

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Magoo · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-24 02:04:54Z

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Think again

for /f "tokens=3" %%i in ('netsh interface show interface "Local Area Connection" ^| find "Administrative state"') do set var=%%i

will assign "Enabled" or "Disabled".

Using "tokens=2 deims=:" will assign

" Enabled             "

or

" Disabled            "

which can be proved by

echo +%var%+

(the + to show the spaces...)

answered Oct 24, 2013 at 1:52

Magoo

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what is your solution to remove the space?

"tokens=3" in place of "tokens=2 delims=:" (3 got lost in transcription)

i used your "tokens=" i still get spacing