Batch - For loop - saving each result as variable?

Question

I have this temp2.txt file :

name              : XXX1
name              : XXX2

I want to have each word after ": " saved to separate variables so i can process them further with commands.

I'm trying :

for /f "tokens=1,2 delims=: " %%a in (C:\temp\temp2.txt) do (
set userloop1=%%b
set userloop2=%%b
)


echo %userloop1%
echo %userloop2%

pause

the loop works but each variable contains the last occurence of the loop, which is XXX2.

I want to have userloop1 returning XXX1 and userloop2 retuning XXX2. How do i adjust the loop to have this working?

Thank you so much!

npocmaka · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-12 15:31:23Z

1

Use an iterator under delayed expansion:

setlocal enableDelayedExpansion
set iterator=1
for /f "tokens=1,2 delims=: " %%a in (C:\temp\temp2.txt) do (
  set userloop!iterator!=%%b
  set /a iterator=iterator+1
)


echo %userloop1%
echo %userloop2%

answered Jul 12, 2017 at 15:31

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2 Comments

Rakha Over a year ago

Perfect! I tried many things with delayedexpansion and !! but i was forgetting the iterator! Much appreciated.

Aacini Over a year ago

Iterator? I think the array terminology call this part index or subscript. See this answer.

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