How to find strings with xml pattern in batch file?

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This question is about finding a string in a string that is xml-like. Batch will have problems with characters like "<", but thats not the end, my text also has "&" echo %line% with an & in it throws me a "is not recognized as an external command" I am finding it hard to find an answer for this. I have a text file that contains an xml string like :

<ExampleTag1><error>Error message</error></ExampleTag1>

I wanted to use

set "line=<ExampleTag1><error>Error message</error></ExampleTag1>"
echo %line% | findstr /C:"ExampleTag1"

but its showing me error : "< was unexpected at this time"

I believe this is because %line% has "<" in it.

or actually is there a way to echo xml strings in batch?

Just echo %line% will show me the above error.

Can you guys help?

UPDATE : Actually I made a choice not to use batch to parse my text.

Possible duplicate of Windows batch file - replace a string in an XML file — Ken White
– Ken White, Commented Jan 14, 2016 at 21:59

Magoo · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-14 21:47:52Z

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@ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL
set "line=<ExampleTag1><error>Error message</error></ExampleTag"
echo "%line%" | findstr /C:"ExampleTag1"
ECHO %errorlevel%
GOTO :EOF

...assuming you want to set/examine errorlevel

answered Jan 14, 2016 at 21:47

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SomeDude Over a year ago

Thanks. Actually this was exactly I was doing i.e. check errorlevel but I missed quotes around %line%. Having said that, in my text file, I also have symbols like "&" that made the batch file approach a mess. I gave up, I am using perl now.

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